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30 Cents - J.A. Moisan Jacques Cartier
| Location | Canada |
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| Year | 1984 |
| Type | Trade token |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Jacques Cartier in period costume facing right, with a sailing ship in the background at right. The surrounding legend reads PREMIER VOYAGE DE JACQUES CARTIER AU QUEBEC, with the dates 1534 and 1984 separated by a dot in the lower field, all within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a two-storey commercial building representing the Épicerie J.A. Moisan storefront at 699 rue Saint-Jean, Quebec City. The denomination 30 appears below the building with the legend VALEUR DE SOUS AU MAGASIN, flanked by the curved inscription DANS LE TEMPS DEPUIS 1871 above. The surrounding legend reads EPICERIE J.A. MOISAN and 699, RUE DE ST-JEAN, A QUEBEC, all within a beaded border with small decorative stars. |
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| Mint | Sherritt Mint, Fort Saskatchewan, Canada (1927-date) |
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