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From The Collection Of
Horniman Museum and Gardens
Discipline
Humanities
Date
1975 (creation date)
Materials and Techniques
silver (material)
Place
North America (creation)
Canada (creation)
Description
Silver dollar coin decorated on one side with Queen Elizabeth's head and the inscription 'ELIZABETH II D.G. REGINA'. The other side is decorated with a cowboy on a bucking horse in front of a cityscape surrounded by an inscription 'CANADA DOLLAR 1875 CALGARY 1973'. Milled edge. Coin contained within a clear perspex casing in a black plastic surround in a presentation case, and covered with a white cardboard sleeve. Inscription on sleeve reads '1875 - 1975 Calgary' above a seal with CANADA printed below.;Silver dollar coin decorated on one side with Queen Elizabeth's head and the inscription 'ELIZABETH II D.G. REGINA'. The other side is decorated with a Mountie on his horse surrounded by an inscription 'CANADA DOLLAR 1873 -1973'. Milled edge. Coin contained within a black plastic surround (stamped with RCMP GRC 1873 1973 in each corner), and a piece of foam on top in a presentation case, covered with a white cardboard sleeve. Inscription on sleeve reads '1873 - 1973 RCMP' above a seal with CANADA printed below.
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