1 Dollar - Lac La Biche, Alberta
© nalaberong
Features
| Location |
Canada
 |
|---|---|
| Queen |
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
|
| Type | Local coins |
| Year | 1977 |
| Value | 1 Dollar (1 CAD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
| Composition | Nickel |
| Weight | 14.0 g |
| Diameter | 33 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 14 September 1977 |
| Number | N# 73104 |
| References | Pel# AB99 Serge Pelletier; 1993. Standard catalogue of Canadian municipal trade tokens. St. Eligius Press, Sainte-Julie, Quebec, Canada. |
Commemorative issue
Great Horned Owl - Official Bird of Alberta
Obverse
Fish leaping out of lake
Script: Latin
Lettering:
LAC LA BICHE
Value $1 in
Lac La Biche
Expires
Sept. 14, 1977
1977
POW WOW DAYS * FISH DERBY
Reverse
Great Horned Owl perched on branch
Script: Latin
Lettering:
GREAT HORNED OWL
OFFICIAL BIRD
OF ALBERTA
LAC LA BICHE - CANADA
Edge
Reeded
Mint
 |
Sherritt Mint, Fort Saskatchewan, Canada (1927-date) |
Comments
In 1977, children all across Alberta were given the opportunity to vote in a referendum on what the official provincial bird of Alberta should be. The winning choice was the Great Horned Owl, and the adoption of that new symbol is commemorated on this token.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1977 | 5 000 | 100% | |||||||||||||
| 1977 | 54 | Struck in .999 silver | 0% | ||||||||||||
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