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Transit Token - C. E. RY. CO. Sacramento, Ca
| Issuer | Central Electric Railway Company (Sacramento, California) |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Hexagonal aluminium token with a raised circular border enclosing the field. The abbreviated company legend 'C.E. RY. CO.' is struck prominently in the center of the field in bold raised capital letters. A beaded inner border ring frames the legend, with decorative dash-and-dot ornaments above and below the central inscription. The manufacturer's attribution 'MOISE - K. CO. S. F.' appears as a peripheral legend along the lower portion of the inner circle, identifying the token's maker as Moise-Klinkner Co. of San Francisco. |
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| Reverse description | Hexagonal aluminium token reverse featuring a prominent beaded border encircling the central field. The numeral '1' is struck in large raised figures in the upper center of the field, with the word 'FARE' inscribed in raised capital letters beneath, the letters radiating outward in a cross-like arrangement within the inner circle. The overall design is plain and functional, consistent with late 19th to early 20th century American transit token production. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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