1 Dollar - Crowsnest Pass, Alberta
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Features
| Location |
Canada
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Local coins |
| Year | 1978 |
| Value | 1 Dollar (1 CAD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
| Composition | Nickel |
| Weight | 14 g |
| Diameter | 33 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 31 October 1978 |
| Number | N# 77446 |
| References | Pel# AB109 Serge Pelletier; 1993. Standard catalogue of Canadian municipal trade tokens. St. Eligius Press, Sainte-Julie, Quebec, Canada. |
Commemorative issue
75th Anniversary of the Frank Slide
Obverse
The notoriously unstable Turtle Mountain overlooking the old town of Frank
Script: Latin
Lettering:
FRANK SLIDE
APRIL 29, 1903
Engravers: F. Bradley, M. MacQuarrie
Reverse
Crows' nest on barbed wire fence in front of Crowsnest Mountain
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CROWSNEST PASS
VALID IN
PARTICIPATING
COMMUNITIES
EXPIRES
OCTOBER 31
1978
ONE DOLLAR
Engraver: Ann Spatuk
Edge
Reeded
Mint
 |
Sherritt Mint, Fort Saskatchewan, Canada (1927-date) |
Comments
The Crowsnest Pass is a mountain pass crossing the Continental Divide (the geographic boundary between rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean and rivers that empty into the Atlantic Ocean), which also serves as the provincial border between British Columbia and Alberta. Five coal-mining communities in the area - Bellevue, Blairmore, Coleman, Frank, and Hillcrest - have been amalgamated into the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass since 1979. Together, they have a population of 5,565. As it became less profitable to mine coal in the region, the main industry shifted to tourism, and the area is today full of museums and historical sites.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1978 | 15 000 | ||||||||||||||
| 1978 | 40 | Plated with gold | |||||||||||||
| 1978 | 33 | Struck in .999 silver | |||||||||||||
| 1978 | 8 | Struck in 24K gold | |||||||||||||
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