'Tiger' Dunlop Dollar - Goderich, Ontario

€1.00
LocationCanada
Year1977
TypeLocal coin token
CompositionNickel
Weight14.0 g
Diameter33 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeReeded
Period
Reference(s) Pel#ON54
Obverse descriptionWilliam `Tiger` Dunlop, war surgeon in the War of 1812, commander of the Regiment of the Bloody Useless during the Rebellions of 1837, and all-around local personality
Obverse lettering`TIGER` DUNLOP DOLLAR GOOD FOR ONE DOLLAR IN GODERICH UNTIL SEPTEMBER 15, 1977
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionCrown within octagon over top of three waves
Reverse letteringTHE PORT OF GODERICH - FOUNDED 1827 ONE DOLLAR 1977
Reverse scriptLatin
MintSherritt Mint, Fort
Saskatchewan, Canada (1927-date)
Mintage1977  - - 25 000
1977  - Struck in .999 silver - 300
1977  - Struck in 24K gold - 15
Catalog ID9452344410
Comments