Shell Token - Explorers of Canada (Radisson / Groseilliers) ND front Shell Token - Explorers of Canada (Radisson / Groseilliers) ND back
Shell Token - Explorers of Canada (Radisson / Groseilliers) ND photo
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Shell Token - Explorers of Canada (Radisson / Groseilliers) 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#146212
Rarity index
92%

Reverse

Text in English above; divider; text in French below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FUR TRADERS
AND EXPLORERS
INSTRUMENTAL IN FOUNDING
"HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY"

MARCHANDS DE FOURRURES
ET EXPLORATEURS A
L'ORIGINE DE LA
"HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY"

Edge

Plain

Comment

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