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Regatta Dollar - Kelowna, British Columbia
| Issuer | City of Kelowna |
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| Year | 1980 |
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| Weight | 14.14 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | ANNIVERSAIRE SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY 1905 75 1980 KELOWNA B.C. COMMEMORATIVE TRADE DOLLAR GOOD FOR TRADE WITH PARTICIPATING MERCHANTS UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 1980 |
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Kelowna's Regatta Dollar was issued to mark the city's annual summer regatta, one of the oldest freshwater regattas in Canada — a tradition dating to 1906 that drew international-caliber competitive swimmers and powerboat racers through much of the twentieth century. By 1980, the event had long since evolved from a local rowing competition into a week-long civic festival, and the trade dollar program served as a merchant-circulation promotional piece rather than legal tender.
Nickel was an unusual choice for a Canadian trade dollar of this period, when aluminum and brass dominated the format.