Hinton Souvenir Dollar - Hinton, Alberta

Hinton Souvenir Dollar - Hinton, Alberta - obverseHinton Souvenir Dollar - Hinton, Alberta - reverse

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Features

Location Canada
Type Trade tokens › Local administration token
Year 1980
Value 1 Dollar
Currency Canada - Local Dollar Tokens
Composition Nickel
Weight 14.0 g
Diameter 33 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
70838
References Pel# AB155
Serge Pelletier; 1993. Standard catalogue of Canadian municipal trade tokens. St. Eligius Press, Sainte-Julie, Quebec, Canada.

Commemorative issue

75th Anniversary of the Province of Alberta

Obverse

Heavy mining equipment at work in mountains

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TOWN OF
HINTON

CENTRE OF INDUSTRY
AND TOURISM

ON THE YELLOWHEAD IN WEST CENTRAL ALBERTA

Engraver: Piet Steen

Reverse

Picnicking family in front of classic automobile

Script: Latin

Lettering:
HINTON SOUVENIR DOLLAR

Alberta75

HERITAGE
DAYS

1980

AUGUST
2-4

FAMILY PICNIC
HINTON ALBERTA

Engraver: Piet Steen

Edge

Reeded

Mint

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

Comments

Although this token has no explicit face value or expiry date, it was declared by the Mayor to be legal tender in Hinton.

Hinton, population 10,000, lies on the Yellowhead Highway and is the last major town traveling west before entering the Rocky Mountains.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1980  5 000
1980  50 Plated with gold
1980  5 Struck in .999 silver
1980  1 Struck in 24K gold

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