Token - Ottawa Centennial (Historic Trans-Canada - Canoe Route) 1967 front Token - Ottawa Centennial (Historic Trans-Canada - Canoe Route) 1967 back
Token - Ottawa Centennial (Historic Trans-Canada - Canoe Route) 1967 photo
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Token - Ottawa Centennial Historic Trans-Canada - Canoe Route

1967 year
Copper 36.5 g 39 mm
Description
Location
Canada
Queen
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Year
1967
Composition
Copper
Weight
36.5 g
Diameter
39 mm
Thickness
3.5 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#274723
Rarity index
95%

Reverse

Legend on ten lines with names and dates, in a laurel wreath with a maple leaf.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
EARLY EXPLORERS
CANOE ROUTE VIA OTTAWA
MATTAWA RIVERS•LAKE NIPISSING
FRENCH RIVER UPPER•GREAT LAKES
FAMOUS MEN TRAVELLED THIS WATERWAY
⋄ ETIENNE BRULE 1610 ⋄
⋄ SAMULE DE CHAMPLAIN 1615 ⋄
⋄ JEAN DE BREBEUF ⋄
⋄ JEAN NICOLET 1634 ⋄
PIERRE DE LA VERENDRYE 1734

Edge

Plain