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National Currency Collection

Canada, Dominion Taxi-cab Company, 25 cents :

Object ID: 1978.0142.00185.000, Catalogue Numbers: Gr U2960c, Lh U2960c

Item Details

Categorization

Collection

Token

Class

Semi-monetary

Name

Transportation

Form

Circulating

Locations

Country

Canada

Province

British Columbia

City

Vancouver

Denominations

25 cents

Dates

Authorities

Issuing authority

Dominion Taxi-cab Company

Production Types

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mark

None

Specifications

Edge Treatment

Plain edge

Measurements

Object

Diameter

24.1mm

Weight

5.37g

Materials

Object

Brass

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Canada, Dominion Taxi-cab Company, 25 cents :

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