Sea Festival Dollar - Vancouver, British Columbia

Sea Festival Dollar - Vancouver, British Columbia - obverseSea Festival Dollar - Vancouver, British Columbia - reverse

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Features

Location Canada
Type Trade tokens › Local administration token
Year 1978
Value 1 Dollar (1 CAD)
Currency Dollar (1858-date)
Composition Nickel brass
Weight 20.4 g
Diameter 39 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 30 September 1979
Number
N#
69740
References Pel# BC73
Serge Pelletier; 1993. Standard catalogue of Canadian municipal trade tokens. St. Eligius Press, Sainte-Julie, Quebec, Canada.

Commemorative issue

Bicentennial of Captain Cook's Discovery of British Columbia

Obverse

Captain Cook at Nootka Sound. Ship in background.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BRITISH COLUMBIA
1978
VANCOUVER

CAPTAIN COOK
IN NOOTKA SOUND
1778

SEA FESTIVAL DOLLAR
CURRENCY VALUE ONE DOLLAR EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30, 1978

Reverse

Ships and fish in Whitby Harbour

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BRITISH COLUMBIA
1978
VANCOUVER

CAPTAIN COOK APPRENTICED
IN WHITBY ENGLAND

SEA FESTIVAL DOLLAR
CURRENCY VALUE ONE DOLLAR EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30, 1978

Edge

Plain

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1978  20 000 82%
1978  100 18% Restrike struck in copper-nickel

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