Token - Percé Rock (Percé, Quebec) ND (1970) front Token - Percé Rock (Percé, Quebec) ND (1970) back
Token - Percé Rock (Percé, Quebec) ND (1970) photo
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Token - Percé Rock Percé, Quebec 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
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#432782
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ROCHER DE PERCÉ, P. Q.
Le rocher
de Percé a 1,500
pieds de long, 288 pieds
de haut. Son arche centrale
a 60 pieds de haut.

Percé Rock is 1,500 feet
long and 288 feet high
with a central
arch 60 feet
high.
PERCÉ ROCK, PERCÉ, QUE.

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.