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Medallion - Sudbury 'Numismatic Park' Model Mine
| Location | Canada |
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| Year | 1965 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse description | Central relief depicting a nickel mine headframe with diagonal support struts, flanked by ancillary mine buildings and ore rocks with lettered initials in the foreground. The legend '1867-1967 CANADIAN CENTENNIAL MODEL MINE 1965' appears to the right in the field, with the mint name 'WELLINGS' inscribed below the scene. The bottom arc carries the legend 'SUDBURY CANADA' with a crossed-pick-and-shovel motif as a central device. |
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| Reverse description | Cross-sectional diagram of a typical Sudbury nickel mine depicted in relief, showing the head frame, vertical shaft, ore drift, and ore body, each labelled in the field. An inscription panel to the left reads 'MODEL MINE IN THE NUMISMATIC PARK IS A TRIBUTE TO THE MEN AND INDUSTRY OF THE SUDBURY BASIN WHERE NICKEL COPPER ORE WAS DISCOVERED IN 1883', with 'MACISAAC MINING & TUNNELING CO.' and 'CROSS SECTION OF A TYPICAL SUDBURY MINE' noted below the diagram. The surrounding legend reads 'THE NICKEL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD * SUDBURY *'. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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