Canada
Shell Token - Explorers of Canada (Alexander Mackenzie) ND front Shell Token - Explorers of Canada (Alexander Mackenzie) ND back
Shell Token - Explorers of Canada (Alexander Mackenzie) ND photo
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Shell Token - Explorers of Canada (Alexander Mackenzie) ND front Shell Token - Explorers of Canada (Alexander Mackenzie) ND back
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Shell Token - Explorers of Canada (Alexander Mackenzie) ND

 
Zinc 9 g 31.5 mm
Description
Location
 Canada
Type
 Medals › Advertising medallions
Composition
 Zinc
Weight
 9 g
Diameter
 31.5 mm
Thickness
 2.5 mm
Shape
 Round
Technique
 Milled
Orientation
 Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
 2024-11-12
References
Numista
 N#177543
Rarity index
 90%

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
EXPLORER
OF MACKENZIE RIVER
FIRST TO CROSS
NORTH AMERICA BY LAND

EXPLORA
LA RIVIERE MACKENZIE,
TRAVERSA LE PREMIER
L'AMERIQUE DU NORD
PAR VOIE DE TERRE

Edge

Plain

Comment

One in a series of 12 explorers medallions given out by Shell gas stations in the early 1970s.

See also

In the same collection

See Also

In the same collection
Saint Christopher Medal - Ste-Catherine de Katevale (Ste-Catherine-de-Hatley, Quebec) ND front Saint Christopher Medal - Ste-Catherine de Katevale (Ste-Catherine-de-Hatley, Quebec) ND back Saint Christopher Medal - Ste-Catherine de Katevale (Ste-Catherine-de-Hatley, Quebec) ND  
Extremely rare religious medal, round shape, thickness measures 1.8 mm
Aluminium 2.9 g 31 mm
Shell Token - Explorers of Canada (Etienne Brule) ND front Shell Token - Explorers of Canada (Etienne Brule) ND back Shell Token - Explorers of Canada (Etienne Brule) ND  
Extremely rare advertising medallion, round shape, thickness measures 2.5 mm
Zinc 9 g 31.5 mm