Red River Indian Dollar - Winnipeg, Manitoba

€1.00
LocationCanada
Year1978
TypeLocal coin token
CompositionNickel
Weight14.0 g
Diameter33 mm
Thickness2.01 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeReeded
Period
Reference(s) Pel#MB26
Obverse descriptionDesign copied from the famous Treaty Medals, which were given out to Native American chiefs who acquiesced (knowingly or unknowingly) to British and Canadian land demands
Obverse letteringMANITOBA INDIAN BROTHERHOOD INDIAN TREATY №6 1876 TENTH ANNIVERSARY
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionLogo of the Manitoba Indian Brotherhood with Fort Garry gate at left
Reverse letteringWINNIPEG, CANADA M.I.B. 1978 CURRENCY VALUE ONE DOLLAR - EXPIRES SEPT. 15, 1978 M.I.B. - RED RIVER INDIAN DOLLAR
Reverse scriptLatin
MintSherritt Mint, Fort
Saskatchewan, Canada (1927-date)
Mintage1978  - - 33 000
1978  - Dot next to Fort Garry gate - 10
1978  - Struck in .999 silver - 25
Catalog ID7991883300
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