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Token - Thorbecke's Cigarettes T1 Smoking Bear in Circle
| Location | Australia |
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| Year | 1880 |
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| Thickness | 1 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central device within a beaded border depicts a seated bear facing forward, paws folded, smoking a pipe, enclosed within an inner circle. The legend SMOKE THORBECKE'S curves around the upper field, flanked by stars at each side, with CIGARETTES along the lower field. Within the inner circle, the legend reads "MONOPOLY" at the top and REGISTERED TRADE MARK / MACHINE MADE around the lower portion. |
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| Obverse lettering | SMOKE THORBECKE'S "MONOPOLY" REGISTERED TRADE MARK MACHINE MADE * CIGARETTES * |
| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely text-based with no pictorial device. Seven lines of advertising copy fill the upper field, promoting the quality and affordability of the cigarettes, followed by prominent large numerals stating the price: 20 FOR 8D and 10 FOR 4D. Along the lower arc, the legend TOB. TRADE REVIEW 9/10/80 is inscribed, referencing a Tobacco Trade Review notice dated 9 October 1880. The entire design is contained within a beaded border. |
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