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Trade Dollar - Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
| Location | Canada |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Weight | 12.9 g |
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| Obverse description | The Town of Yarmouth crest occupies the central field, featuring a winged wheel as the main device flanked by wings, with an ocean scene depicting two lighthouses and a sailing ship in the background. Radiating rays emanate from above the scene. Two scroll banners carry the legend TOWN OF YARMOUTH, N.S. and INCORPORATED 1890, while the motto PROGRESS appears at the top of the field within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | The central device depicts Yarmouth's first wooden fire engine, a horse-drawn hand pump on four wheels, commemorating 150 years of fire department service. The legend YARMOUTH NOVA SCOTIA arcs prominently around the upper field, with YARMOUTH FIRE DEPARTMENT and the dates 1837-1987 above the device. Below the device, 150 YEARS OF SERVICE is inscribed in the field, flanked by TRADE DOLLAR and EXPIRES OCT. 15, 1987, with CHAMBER OF COMMERCE along the lower border, all within a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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