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2 Dollars - L'Univers du Rail Charny, Quebec
| Issuer | Ville de Charny, Quebec |
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| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Local coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1986 - (fr) Argent - 50 1986 - Antique bronze finish - 900 1986 - Antique silver finish - 900 1986 - Gold plated finish - 150 1986 - Shiny nickel silver finish - 900 |
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Charny, a small rail town on the south shore of the St. Lawrence opposite Quebec City, hosted L'Univers du Rail — a railway museum and exhibition that briefly made the municipality a destination in the mid-1980s. The token was issued by the city as a local scrip redeemable at the event, a practice that enjoyed a modest revival among Quebec municipalities during this period as a promotional tool tied to festivals and expositions.
Bronze-plated nickel silver was an unusual substrate choice for a municipal issue of this type — costlier to produce than plain aluminum or zinc, suggesting the city intended the piece to serve as a keepsake beyond its transactional life.