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Haida Dollar - British Columbia Indian Heritage Series I
| Location | Canada |
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| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Local coin token |
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| Obverse description | Facing portrait bust of Charles Edenshaw, the renowned Haida artist, in high relief at center, surrounded by a beaded border. His birth and death years flank the portrait in the field, with his name CHARLES EDENSHAW inscribed along the lower legend. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1839 1924 CHARLES EDENSHAW |
| Reverse description | Central device features an intricate traditional Haida formline design by artist Robert Davidson, depicting stylized animal forms in the characteristic Northwest Coast Indigenous artistic style. The legend BRITISH COLUMBIA arcs along the top, 1977 HAIDA DOLLAR along the bottom, with the artist's signature Robert Davidson at the left and CURRENCY VALUE $1.00 EXPIRES MAY 31, 1977 inscribed vertically at the right, all within a beaded border. |
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