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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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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Canadian National steam locomotive No. 2141 in black, set against a green background with gold lettering above and below. The title inscription references the 1914–1964 golden jubilee of Big Valley, Alberta, with the locomotive number and railway name integrated into the design. The overall layout is consistent with letterpress printing typical of local souvenir currency issues of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | GOLDEN MEMORIES 1914 1964 CANADIAN NATIONAL 2141 BIG VALLEY, ALBERTA |
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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.