Centennial Dollar - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Centennial Dollar - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - obverseCentennial Dollar - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - 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 ↑↑
Demonetized 31 August 1980
Number
N#
74519
References Pel# SK50
Serge Pelletier; 1993. Standard catalogue of Canadian municipal trade tokens. St. Eligius Press, Sainte-Julie, Quebec, Canada.

Commemorative issue

Centennial of Saskatoon - Saskatoon's Third Twenty Years

Obverse

Antique automobile with the logo of "Celebrate Saskatchewan", commemorating the province's 75th anniversary, above

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BRIDGING 100 YEARS

1922-1942

EXPIRY DATE: AUGUST 31, 1980
VALUE $1.00 IN SASKATOON

Reverse

Symbol of Saskatoon's centennial

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CENTENNIAL DOLLAR

Century
Saskat100n
1882-1982

Edge

Reeded

Mint

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

Comments

In 1982, the city of Saskatoon (the largest city in Saskatchewan) celebrated its centennial. For five years leading up to that event, two commemorative Centennial Dollar tokens were issued every year, each commemorating a different period of twenty years in Saskatoon's history.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1980  17 500
1980  75 Struck in .999 silver
1980  7 Struck in 24K gold

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