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Kwakiutl 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 bust portrait of Kwakiutl chief and master carver Mungo Martin in high relief, wearing traditional regalia and a headband. Dates c1880 and 1962 flank the portrait in the field, with the legend MUNGO MARTIN along the lower rim within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | A stylized Kwakiutl totem pole device occupying the right portion of the field, depicting a thunderbird atop a bear or human figure rendered in Northwest Coast Indigenous art style. The legend KWAKIUTL DOLLAR and BRITISH COLUMBIA appear in the left field alongside the date 1977 and the artist's facsimile signature Lloyd Wadhams, with the currency notice CURRENCY VALUE $1.00 EXPIRES MAY 31, 1977 inscribed along the right rim within a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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