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Pioneer Dollar - Newcastle, New Brunswick
| Issuer | Greater Miramichi Chamber of Commerce |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar (1 CAD) |
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| Reverse lettering | PIONEER DOLLAR EXPIRES AUGUST 31 1984 GOOD FOR $ 1 IN TRADE |
| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued by the Greater Miramichi Chamber of Commerce in 1984, this trade dollar was part of the broader Canadian pioneer dollar movement that peaked during the 1970s and 80s, when hundreds of local chambers and community organizations produced aluminum or nickel-brass tokens to drive foot traffic to participating merchants during festivals and centennial events. Newcastle, situated on the Miramichi River, had a timber and shipbuilding economy that largely collapsed through the nineteenth century, making the "Pioneer" theme a pointed nod to that industrial past rather than mere boosterism.