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Souvenir Dollar - Portage La Prairie, Manitoba
| Location | Canada |
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| Year | 1978 |
| Type | Local coin token |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a voyageur portaging an overturned canoe on his back, with coniferous trees in the background. The circumferential legend reads REPUBLIC OF MANITOBAH, with the dates 1867-1868 in the lower field, all within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | Central device features a detailed relief of the sternwheeler steamer Marquette underway, with twin smokestacks prominent in the design. The upper legend reads PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE with the date 1978 to the right, and the lower legend reads SOUVENIR DOLLAR; additional inscriptions in the field read Steamer 'MARQUETTE' N.W.N. Co. 1879-1888, VALUE ONE DOLLAR IN PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, and EXPIRES JULY 31, 1978, all within a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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