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MacPuffin Dollar - Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
| Location | Canada |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Composition | Nickel brass |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the Bell-Baldwin Hydrofoil HD4 vessel in relief, shown at speed on water. The upper legend arcs around the rim identifying the craft and noting its record speed of 70.86 m.p.h. attained on September 19, 1919; the lower field carries the expiry date, face value of $1, and a reference to participating members of the Tourist Association along the border. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE BELL-BALDWIN HYDRO FOIL H D 4 SEPT.19,1919 ATTAINED SPEED OF 70.86, M.P.H. EXPIRES OCT. 15, 1978 VALUE $1 AT PARTICIPATING MEMBERS OF TOURIST ASS'N |
| Reverse description | Central device features a stylized puffin mascot character wearing a tam o' shanter cap and spectacles, standing upright on a heraldic-style banner scroll bearing the legend 'Laird of Cibou'. The denomination 'MacPuffin Dollar' arcs prominently around the upper rim, with the issuer name 'MacPuffin' in script to the left of the device, and 'The Cape Breton Tourist Association' inscribed along the lower border. |
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