Salish Dollar - British Columbia Indian Heritage Series I

Salish Dollar - British Columbia (Indian Heritage Series I) - obverseSalish Dollar - British Columbia (Indian Heritage Series I) - reverse

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Features

Location Canada
Type Trade tokens › Local administration token
Year 1977
Value 1 Dollar
Currency Canada - Local Dollar Tokens
Composition Nickel
Weight 13.59 g
Diameter 33 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 31 May 1977
Number
N#
70641
References Pel# BC42
Serge Pelletier; 1993. Standard catalogue of Canadian municipal trade tokens. St. Eligius Press, Sainte-Julie, Quebec, Canada.

Commemorative issue

Coast Salish People - Rose Sparrow

Obverse

Chief Khahtsahlano facing right

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1877 1966

KHAHTSAHLANO

Reverse

Rose Sparrow weaving basket

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BRITISH COLUMBIA

Rose
Sparrow

1977

SALISH DOLLAR
CURRENCY VALUE $1.00 - EXPIRES MAY 31, 1977

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Mintmark of Sherritt Mint Sherritt Mint, Fort Saskatchewan, Canada (1927-date)

Comments

For three years, "Indian Heritage Dollars" were issued in three series by the North West Indian Cultural Society in British Columbia for use throughout the province. British Columbia has maintained a greater population of indigenous First Nations people compared to other provinces because of its relatively late colonization and mountainous terrain, and has continually been at the forefront of Canadian native rights struggles. These dollars aimed to highlight the diverse cultures and histories of British Columbia's many different First Nations tribes.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1977  100 000 82%
1977  3 000 3% Struck in .999 silver
1977  28 6% Struck in 24K gold

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