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Haweater Dollar - Manitoulin Island, Ontario
| Issuer | Manitoulin Ski Club |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Weight | 12.67 g |
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| Obverse lettering | HAWEATER 1987 DOLLAR EXPIRES NOV. 30, 1987 MANITOULIN SKI CLUB ON HWY 540 NEAR HONORA BAY |
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| Reverse lettering | GOOD ON MANITOULIN FOR $1 WORLD'S LARGEST FRESH WATER ISLAND CANADA'S ONLY UNCEDED INDIAN RESERVE |
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The "Haweater Dollar" takes its name from the colloquial term for Manitoulin Island natives, derived from the hawthorn berries historically foraged there. This piece was issued by the Manitoulin Ski Club as a local trade dollar — a fundraising and promotional instrument circulated among participating island businesses rather than a government-authorized currency. Such tokens enjoyed a minor boom across small Canadian communities during the 1980s, typically redeemable at face value within a defined merchant network for a limited season.
Manitoulin is the world's largest freshwater island, a fact locals rarely let pass unmentioned.