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1 Dollar - Golden Memories Big Valley, Alberta
| Issuer | Big Valley Board of Trade |
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| Year | 1964 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar (1 CAD) |
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| Reverse description | A wide panoramic photographic vignette of the town of Big Valley occupies the central register, printed entirely in green. Large numeral "1" denominators flank the upper corners, with the word DOLLAR beneath each, framed by an ornate guilloche border running the full perimeter. Redemption text and the issuing authority's name are printed in a smaller typeface below the vignette. |
| Reverse lettering | 1 DOLLAR JUBILEE SOUVENIR DOLLAR WORTH $1.00 IN TRADE At Any Cooperating Business in Big Valley District or Redeemable at Face Value at Big Valley Board of Trade Until December 31, 1964. BIG VALLEY BOARD OF TRADE |
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Big Valley, Alberta issued this note in 1964 as part of the centennial scrip wave that swept small Canadian towns during the lead-up to the 1967 Confederation centennial — local boards of trade across the prairies used commemorative currency as both a tourism draw and a fundraising mechanism. The Big Valley Board of Trade adopted the "Golden Memories" branding to tie the note to the town's history as a former Canadian Northern Railway hub, a role that evaporated when rail traffic declined and left the community dramatically reduced from its early 20th-century peak.
These notes had no legal tender status and circulated only within sanctioned local events or souvenir channels.