Regina Commemorative Dollar - Regina, Saskatchewan

€2.00
LocationCanada
Year1985
TypeLocal coin token
CompositionNickel plated steel
Weight12.9 g
Diameter33 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeReeded
Period
Reference(s) Pel#SK67
Obverse descriptionA youthful Queen Victoria facing left with wreath of wheat and lily flowers at right, two plants symbolic of Saskatchewan
Obverse letteringFLOREAT REGINA 1985
(Translation: This is a fairly basic pun - `Regina` can either refer to Queen Victoria or to the actual city of Regina.)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionSix major figures of the North-West Resistance of 1885, one of the most significant major armed rebellions in Canada`s history
Reverse lettering1885 - NORTH WEST CENTENNIAL - 1985 Big Bear Poundmaker Dumont Otter Riel Middleton VALUE $1.00 IN REGINA EXPIRES DEC. 31, 1985 REGINA COMMEMORATIVE DOLLAR
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1985  - - 25 000
Catalog ID3362687230
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