A leaping salmon. The British Columbian slang word `tyee` has a few meanings - in this case, it refers to a chinook or spring salmon weighing 30 pounds or more.
Obverse lettering
CAMPBELL RIVER
HOME OF
THE
TYEE
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Maple leaf overlaid on assembled scenes of Campbell River and environs.
Reverse lettering
VALUE $1 AT PARTICIPATING
BUSINESSES
CAMPBELL
RIVER
EXPIRES NOVEMBER 1, 1980
Reverse script
Latin
Mint
(ϴ) Sherritt Mint, Fort Saskatchewan, Canada (1927-date)