Dollar du Carnaval - Quebec City, Quebec
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Features
| Location |
Canada
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Event tokens › Carnival and mardi gras tokens |
| Year | 1978 |
| Value | 1 Dollar (1 CAD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 19.2 g |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 17 February 1978 |
| Number | N# 71854 |
| References | Pel# QC4 Serge Pelletier; 1993. Standard catalogue of Canadian municipal trade tokens. St. Eligius Press, Sainte-Julie, Quebec, Canada. |
Commemorative issue
Bonhomme in 1956
Obverse
The symbol of Quebec City - a stylized sailing ship
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1978
LA VILLE DE QUÉBEC
DOLLAR DU CARNAVAL
Reverse
Bonhomme, mascot of the Quebec Carnaval, as he appeared for the 1956 Carnaval
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CARNAVAL DE QUÉBEC
VALEUR DE $1
NON VALIDE APRÈS LE 17 FÉVRIER 1978
EFFIGIE DU BONHOMME CARNAVAL - 1956
Edge
Reeded
Comments
The series of tokens from Quebec City, issued for their famous Carnaval de Quebec, is undoubtedly the most complex token series ever seen in Canada. Every year, starting in 1978, multiple different types of tokens were issued. Each type featured a nostalgic scene from a Carnaval of years past - in the first years of issue, this scene was always the famous mascot Bonhomme (who changes slightly every year), but in later years many different aspects of past Carnavals were featured. Because many different types were issued over so many different years, over 56 different types of tokens from Quebec City are known to exist!
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1978 | 6 033 | 88% | |||||||||||||
| 1978 | 5 | Struck in .925 silver | 4% | ||||||||||||
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