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Whist Token - Charles Dipple & Son - 1883
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1883 |
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| Composition | Brass |
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| Obverse description | Heart-shaped token with a beaded border enclosing three overlapping playing cards displayed in relief: a six of diamonds and a seven of clubs fanned diagonally above, with a court card (jack or king) partially visible beneath. The device clearly references the card game of whist. |
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| Reverse description | Heart-shaped field bearing a UK Design Registration lozenge mark in relief, used from 1842 to 1883 to record intellectual property with the Patent Office. The lozenge contains coding letters and numerals indicating the class, year, month, and day of registration, with an additional numeral in a circular cartouche at the base. |
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| Reverse lettering | B 4D K 5 I |
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