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1 Dollar - Portage La Prairie, Manitoba
| Location | Canada |
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| Year | 1975 |
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| Composition | Nickel |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a voyageur in buckskin clothing portaging a canoe overhead, set against a background of conifer trees within a beaded inner circle. The curved legend 'REPUBLIC OF MANITOBA' arcs above, and the dates '1867 - 1868' appear in the lower field, referencing the short-lived provisional government of Manitoba. |
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| Reverse description | Central device shows a detailed depiction of Fort La Reine, a reconstructed fur trade stockade with log palisade walls and blockhouses, labeled 'FORT LA REINE' below the device. The curved legend 'SOUVENIR OF PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE' arcs around the upper field, with 'GOOD FOR $1 / IN PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE' and 'EXPIRES SEPT. 30, 1975' inscribed in the lower field. A small mint mark appears at the bottom. |
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| Reverse lettering | SOUVENIR OF PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE FORT LA REINE GOOD FOR $1 IN PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE EXPIRES SEPT. 30, 1975 |
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