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Aviation Dollar - Gander Lancaster
| Issuer | Chamber of Commerce, Town of Gander |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a finely detailed relief of a Canada goose in flight, depicted in left profile with wings swept back and neck extended, set against a circular recessed background. The design is framed by a raised inner ring and an outer beaded border encircling the entire obverse. The legend 'CHAMBER OF COMMERCE' arcs along the upper field, while 'TOWN OF GANDER' arcs along the lower field, both in raised Latin capitals. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Gander, Newfoundland served as a critical transatlantic refueling stop from the 1930s onward, and the Lancaster bomber — built by Avro Canada and its British parent — flew those routes in both wartime and early postwar configurations. The town's Chamber of Commerce issued a series of trade dollars through the late 1980s and 1990s celebrating this aviation heritage, each tied to a specific aircraft type associated with the airport's history.
Gander Airport was the last landfall for eastbound transatlantic flights for decades, making it the final Canadian soil touched by crews departing for Europe during the Second World War.