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Token - Ottawa Centennial Historic Trans-Canada - Canoe Route
| Location | Canada |
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| Year | 1967 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a raised relief reproduction of the 1967 Canadian Centennial dollar coin design — depicting two voyageurs paddling a canoe — set upon a stepped pyramidal pedestal inscribed with key waypoints along the canoe route: OTTAWA, NORTH BAY, MANITOULIN IS, and SAULT STE MARIE. The surrounding legend reads HISTORIC TRANS-CANADA CANOE ROUTE and LES VOYAGEURS, separated by stars, within a rope border. The manufacturer's mark CAN.ART.DIES appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays ten lines of incuse text in the field naming the historic canoe route and its famous explorers, flanked by a laurel wreath tied at the base with a maple leaf. The legend identifies the waterway via Ottawa, Mattawa Rivers, Lake Nipissing, French River, and the Upper Great Lakes, and lists five explorers with their respective dates. |
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