1 Dollar - Fort St. John, British Columbia

1 Dollar - Fort St. John, British Columbia - obverse1 Dollar - Fort St. John, British Columbia - reverse

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Features

Location Canada
Type Trade tokens › Local administration token
Year 1983
Value 1 Dollar
Currency Canada - Local Dollar Tokens
Composition Nickel plated steel
Weight 12.9 g
Diameter 33 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 30 September 1983
Number
N#
74516
References Pel# BC141
Serge Pelletier; 1993. Standard catalogue of Canadian municipal trade tokens. St. Eligius Press, Sainte-Julie, Quebec, Canada.

Commemorative issue

Death of Margaret L. "Ma" Murray

Obverse

The late Margaret L. "Ma" Murray, co-founder of the Alaska Highway News and colourful local personality

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FORT ST. JOHN, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
COMMEMORATES
MARGARET L. "MA" MURRAY

1887 1982

"An that's fer
damshur!"

CO-FOUNDER OF THE ALASKA HIGHWAY NEWS

Reverse

Antique hand-operated printing press, owned by the Alaska Highway News

Script: Latin

Lettering:
WASHINGTON HAND PRESS
ALASKA HIGHWAY NEWS
I PRINTED THE FIRST
WORKS
OF ROBERT W. SERVICE
IN THE
YUKON
1898
VALUE $1.00 IN FORT ST. JOHN
EXPIRES SEPT. 30, 1983

Edge

Reeded

Mint

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

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1983  15 000
1983  58 Plated with gold
1983  25 Struck in .999 silver

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