Toll Token - Canso Causeway (Class 6) ND (1980) front Toll Token - Canso Causeway (Class 6) ND (1980) back
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Toll Token - Canso Causeway Class 6 ND

1980 year
Brass - 30 mm
Description
Location
Canada
Type
Transportation tokens › Public transportation tokens
Year
1980
Composition
Brass
Diameter
30 mm
Thickness
1.5 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#182233
Rarity index
93%

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
CLASS
6
21,800 KG
OR OVER
ϴ
CANSO CAUSEWAY

Edge

Plain

Comment

Beginning in 1980, tokens were used for tolls on the Canso Causeway which connects Cape Breton Island to the mainland. The causeway opened to vehicle traffic on May 20, 1955 and tolls were collected until December 13, 1991.