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Token - Skin Color Causes of Variation
| Location | Victoria (Australian States) |
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| Year | 1879-1897 |
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| Thickness | 2 mm |
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| Obverse description | The field features multiple lines of text within an open laurel wreath, with a rainbow device in the lower portion of the field. The legend below the rainbow reads FEDERATION OF THE WORLD MEDALS ISSUED BY E.W. COLE BOOK ARCADE MELBOURNE. The coin border is reeded. |
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| Obverse lettering | HIS SKIN-COLOR IS CAUSED BY THE SUN. HE DEGENERATES IN THE ENERVATING TROPICS. HE EVOLVES PHYSICALLY STRONGER IN THE BRACING TEMPERATE REGIONS FEDERATION OF THE WORLD MEDALS ISSUED BY E.W. COLE BOOK ARCADE MELBOURNE |
| Reverse description | The field features a tall palm tree as the central device, flanked on both sides by multiple lines of text. The curved legend CAUSES OF VARIATION IN MANKIND appears along the upper border, and the legend MADE IN U.S.A. appears in the lower field. The coin border is reeded. |
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