Fredericton issued this dollar token in 1982 as part of a wave of municipal trade dollars that swept Canadian cities during the early 1980s recession. Local chambers of commerce promoted these pieces as tools to encourage residents to spend within city limits — a circulation incentive, not a commemorative in any traditional sense. Most were redeemed quickly or pocketed as novelties, which means survival rates vary wildly depending on the issuing city's program size.
The Pelletier reference numbering places this among a catalogued series that has never received mainstream numismatic attention, leaving populations genuinely unknown.
Fredericton issued this dollar token in 1982 as part of a wave of municipal trade dollars that swept Canadian cities during the early 1980s recession. Local chambers of commerce promoted these pieces as tools to encourage residents to spend within city limits — a circulation incentive, not a commemorative in any traditional sense. Most were redeemed quickly or pocketed as novelties, which means survival rates vary wildly depending on the issuing city's program size.
The Pelletier reference numbering places this among a catalogued series that has never received mainstream numismatic attention, leaving populations genuinely unknown.