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25 Cents - Aylmer, Ontario
| Issuer | Town of Aylmer, Ontario |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Composition | Wood |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the municipal coat of arms of the Town of Aylmer, featuring a heraldic shield divided into quarters with charges including roundels, a fleur-de-lis, and a bull's head, surmounted by an eagle displayed as crest, with a ribbon scroll below bearing the legend '100 YEARS'. The denomination '25¢' appears in large numerals to the left and right of the arms. The curved legend 'TOWN OF AYLMER' arcs along the upper periphery, flanked by the centennial dates '1887' and '1987'. |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts a detailed architectural rendering of the Old Town Hall Library building, shown in a three-quarter perspective with arched windows, a classical portico, and a chimney, surrounded by foliage. The curved legend 'OLD TOWN HALL LIBRARY' arcs along the upper periphery. Below the building, three lines of inscription in the field read 'HOMECOMING', 'JUNE 27 - JULY 5', and '1987', commemorating the town's centennial homecoming celebration. |
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Aylmer's 1987 wooden nickel was issued as part of the town's centennial celebrations, a practice that had become something of a civic tradition across small-town Ontario and the American Midwest by the 1980s. These pieces were never legal tender — the 25-cent denomination is purely nominal, functioning as a souvenir and local promotional token rather than anything redeemable.
Wood tokens of this type are notoriously condition-sensitive; grain checks and edge splits develop readily with humidity cycling.