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Encased Cent - Ogilvy's Montreal, Quebec
| Location | Canada |
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| Year | 1966 |
| Type | Advertising token |
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| Obverse description | A 1966 Canadian cent encased in a raised aluminium ring, displaying the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right with the legend ELIZABETH II D.G. REGINA on the bronze cent. The surrounding aluminium ring bears the bilingual advertising legend reading 1966 IS OGILVY'S 100TH YEAR GOOD LUCK, intended as a good luck piece commemorating the department store's centennial. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A 1966 Canadian cent encased in a raised aluminium ring, showing the reverse of the cent with two maple leaves and the denomination 1 CENT above the date 1966 and CANADA. The surrounding aluminium ring carries the French-language legend OGILVY A 100 ANS PORTE BONHEUR, the bilingual counterpart to the obverse inscription commemorating Ogilvy's centennial. |
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