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VOYAGEUR DOLLAR [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
OBS

The first one-dollar coin struck in 1935 features the effigy of King George V on the obverse, and a voyageur and a Native person paddling a canoe on the reverse.

OBS

The silver dollar was nicknamed "the George" on its first year of issue (1935) and renamed "Voyageur dollar" after the Voyageur design frequently reappeared on the coin in the subsequent years.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
OBS

Première pièce de un dollar frappée en 1935. L'avers est à l'effigie du roi Georges V. Le motif au revers présente un coureur des bois et un Amérindien en canot d'écorce.

OBS

Le dollar en argent a été surnommé «le George» à sa première année d'émission (1935) et redésigné «dollar au motif du Voyageur» par la suite vu la réapparition fréquente de ce motif sur la pièce.

Spanish

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