Historic Trans-Canada, Ottawa - Two Dollars Token 1967, Canoe Route

Country: * Tokens * (Canada - Local Dollar Tokens)
Type: Token
Years: 1967
Value: 2 Dollars (2)
Mint: Canadian Art Dies
Currency: Local Dollar Tokens
Mintage: -
Grade: UNC
Composition: Copper
Weight: 36.5 g
Diameter: 39 mm
Thickness: 3.5 mm
Shape: Round
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized: yes, 1967
References: -

Commemorative issue:
The travelers and explorers of Canada by canoe in the waterways.

Obverse:
A reproduction on a pedestal of the Canadian Canoe Travelers Dollar. The different axes of the explored regions are inscribed on the pedestal. At the bottom, the manufacturer's name: CAN.ART.DIES (Canadian Art Dies Ltd.)

Lettering:
★ HISTORIC TRANS-CANADA ★
CANOE ROUTE CAN.ART.DIES LES VOYAGEURS 
OTTAWA
NORTH BAY
MANITOULIN IS
SAULT STE MARIE

Reverse:
Legend on ten lines with names and dates, in a laurel wreath with a maple leaf.

Lettering:
EARLY EXPLORERS 
CANOE ROUTE VIA OTTAWA 
MATTAWA RIVERS•LAKE NIPISSING
FRENCH RIVER UPPER•GREAT LAKES
FAMOUS MEN TRAVELLED THIS WATERWAY
⋄ ETIENNE BRULE 1610 ⋄
⋄ SAMULE DE CHAMPLAIN 1615 ⋄
⋄ JEAN DE BREBEUF ⋄
⋄ JEAN NICOLET 1634 ⋄
PIERRE DE LA VERENDRYE 1734

Edge:
Plain.

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