Token - Lions Gate Bridge (Vancouver, British Columbia) ND (1970) front Token - Lions Gate Bridge (Vancouver, British Columbia) ND (1970) back
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Token - Lions Gate Bridge Vancouver, British Columbia ND

1970 year
Aluminium 1.7 g 28.5 mm
Description
Location
Canada
Type
Medals › Advertising medallions
Year
1970
Composition
Aluminium
Weight
1.7 g
Diameter
28.5 mm
Thickness
0.9 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Coloured
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-11
References
Numista
N#434273
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIONS GATE BRIDGE, VANCOUVER B.C.
The Lions
Gate Bridge
has the largest span
(1,550) feet of any
Canadian bridge.

Le pont Lions Gate,
a la plus grande porteé
(1,550 pieds)
de tout autre pont
Canadien.
PONT LIONS GATE, VANCOUVER, C.B.

Edge

Plain

Comment

These tokens were given as premium in Maxwell House Instant Coffee jars in 1970-71.

There are 12 different ones in total:

1 - Percé Rock, Percé, Que.
2 - Dawson City, Yukon Terr.
3 - Covered Bridge, N.B.
4 - Mount Robson, B.C.
5 - Calgary Stampede, Calgary, Alta.
6 - Niagara Falls, Ontario
7 - Grain Fields, Brooksby, Sask.
8 - Banff National Park, Alta.
9 - Peggy's Cove, N.S.
10 - Churchill Falls, Labrador
11 - Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver, B.C.
12 - Mackenzie River, N.W.T.