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- Date
- 1920 – 1999
- Material
- leather; fabric; metal; wood; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0087
- Description
- Burgundy leather hard-sided travel case for Leica camera accessories. The case looks like a standard briefcase, with leather caps on the corners and two locking clasps, one on either side of the handle, which is still wrapped in paper. Throughout the exterior are black and silver metal studs either…
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- Title
- Camera Case
- Date
- 1920 – 1999
- Material
- leather; fabric; metal; wood; paper
- Dimensions
- 10.6 x 26.2 x 41.5 cm
- Description
- Burgundy leather hard-sided travel case for Leica camera accessories. The case looks like a standard briefcase, with leather caps on the corners and two locking clasps, one on either side of the handle, which is still wrapped in paper. Throughout the exterior are black and silver metal studs either holding the corner protectors in place or the interior dividing compartments. The interior of the lid is lined with red and white plaid paper and the main body of the case is lined with thin pale wood. Throughout the interior are wooden pieces meant to separate accessories, some of the pieces are covered with burgundy velvet. There is a small metal ring with two keys for the latches’ locks hanging from the handle.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0087
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- Date
- 1920 – 1999
- Material
- leather; metal; fabric; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0088
- Description
- A travel case made from some hard light-weight black material (possibly metal) with a hinged lid that closes with metal latches on either side of a latched lock. Metal brackets on all of the corners and reinforcing along all edges - wooden runners along the bottom of the case horizontally. There is…
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- Title
- Camera Case
- Date
- 1920 – 1999
- Material
- leather; metal; fabric; paper
- Dimensions
- 36.2 x 34.4 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- A travel case made from some hard light-weight black material (possibly metal) with a hinged lid that closes with metal latches on either side of a latched lock. Metal brackets on all of the corners and reinforcing along all edges - wooden runners along the bottom of the case horizontally. There is a leather strap that clips into loops on the short sides of the box as well as a leather travel tag. Attached to the leather strap is a yellow Canadian Pacific Railway travel tag with a piece of string. Throughout the exterior are various travel labels, mostly torn. On the lid is a white rectangular “Canadian Pacific” label that reads “Nicholas Morant, Special Photographer Canadian Pacific Ltd. care CP Transport” in typed text and “Banff Alta” written in black ink above a scratched out typed “Victoria, B.C.” Also on the lid is a piece of masking tape with “LEICA & FILM & ACCESSORIES” written in blue ink possibly by Nick Morant. The interior is lined with beige fabric and both the main body and the interior of the lid are divided into two equal compartments. In one of the body compartments are wooden slats that most likely sit on supports inside each part to create additional compartments at the bottom of the case, but they are not in place. The compartments in the lid are held closed with small pieces of leather that snap onto the front panels which hinge down on strips of brown fabric tape. Inside the case and lid compartments are a Leica camera and various accessories,
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0088
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Camera Lens Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.0083%20a-c
- Date
- 1920 – 1999
- Material
- leather; metal; plastic; foam; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0083 a-c
- Description
- Black hard leather carry case with silver corner protectors and tarnished silver buckles and lock. The exterior of the case has remnants of shipping labels (and possibly other stickers) as well as painted red squares (approx. 7.5x6.5 cm) throughout the front and side panels - remnants of some large…
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- Title
- Camera Lens Case
- Date
- 1920 – 1999
- Material
- leather; metal; plastic; foam; fabric
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 35.8 x 62.8 cm
- Description
- Black hard leather carry case with silver corner protectors and tarnished silver buckles and lock. The exterior of the case has remnants of shipping labels (and possibly other stickers) as well as painted red squares (approx. 7.5x6.5 cm) throughout the front and side panels - remnants of some large red label remains on the lid. The side opposite the handle has 2 (two) parallel pieces of wood nailed on horizontally. The handle is wrapped entirely in black electrical tape, leaving the metal hoops exposed - hanging from both metal hoops are the strings and tops of various “CP Rail” shipping tags, as well as a large tag reading “MORANT COLLECTION J-8 ‘Long Takumar Lens for 6x7 work, 600 mm’ 1 of 2” written on it in black ink and attached with a plastic loop.The interior of the case is lined with black paper and contains several pieces of thick white foam along the sides and bottom. Also inside the case is a dual-sided weight that looks homemade, possibly filled with sand, as well as a purple Crown Royal bag containing several small pieces of photography equipment and tools. A manufacturer label inside the lid reads “G.R. TAYLOR LTD. TRUNKS AND SAMPLE CASES WINNIPEG” - no information about the manufacturer found online.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0083 a-c
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- Date
- 1883 – 1926
- Material
- cardboard; metal; glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0129 a,b
- Description
- Two camera lenses housed in a repurposed Hammond box with “OLD ‘ADON’ Telephoto in shutter circa 1990’s” written in black ink on the front.The larger lens with shutter was manufactured by Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., originally a company that produced prescription eye-wear in the mid to late-1800s be…
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- Title
- Camera Lenses
- Date
- 1883 – 1926
- Material
- cardboard; metal; glass;
- Dimensions
- 5.7 x 7.8 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- Two camera lenses housed in a repurposed Hammond box with “OLD ‘ADON’ Telephoto in shutter circa 1990’s” written in black ink on the front.The larger lens with shutter was manufactured by Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., originally a company that produced prescription eye-wear in the mid to late-1800s before expanding into camera lenses and microscopes/telescopes towards the turn of the century. The company was founded in Rochester NY.The smaller lens was manufactured by Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co., a merged company between Gundlach Optical Co. and Manhattan Optical Co. that took place in 1902, which produced various kinds of bellows cameras. Both companies were based in Rochester NY prior to merging.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0129 a,b
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- Date
- 1995
- Material
- leather; metal; wood; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0081 a-d
- Description
- Case: Manufacturer label on inside of lid reads G.R. TAYLOR LTD. TRUNKS & SAMPLE CASES WINNIPEG. No manufacturer details available online. Case is triangular in shape with a central carrying handle and metal clasps located along the narrow upper edge - one side of the case folds down. Padded suppor…
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- Title
- Camera Tripod
- Date
- 1995
- Material
- leather; metal; wood; plastic
- Dimensions
- 28.3 x 28.6 x 138.5 cm
- Description
- Case: Manufacturer label on inside of lid reads G.R. TAYLOR LTD. TRUNKS & SAMPLE CASES WINNIPEG. No manufacturer details available online. Case is triangular in shape with a central carrying handle and metal clasps located along the narrow upper edge - one side of the case folds down. Padded supports and buckled leather straps located inside to keep the tripod in place - straps not done up at time of processing. NICHOLAS MORANT written in white along the narrow top edge on either side of carrying handle, TR1 written in yellow paint in the top left end of narrow edge and in top right corner of opening side, the torn remains on a Canadian Pacific Railway label remains on the side that does not open. Tripod: Manufacturer mark on metal support below the camera support base reads [D]INEMA EQUIPMENT CO. No manufacturer details available online. Tripod dimensions are 124.1x14.7x14.7 cm. The legs of the tripod are wood, with metal spikes at the bottoms, metal brackets, and a metal camera support rig [possibly cast iron]. The legs are held together with a buckled strip of leather at the bottom. Also in the case is a metal pole with a black plastic handle that can screw into the camera support base for use as a controller and a plastic zip-lock baggie containing a length of chain with 4 metal clasps throughout 286.0 cm in length.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0081 a-d
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Camera Viewfinder
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.0217
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- metal; glass; cardboard;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0217
- Description
- Silver metal folding Leitz 2.8cm view finder attachment in original red cardboard box - the box has a hinged lid and the product details printed on the front in gold.
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- Title
- Camera Viewfinder
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- metal; glass; cardboard;
- Dimensions
- 3.1 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm
- Description
- Silver metal folding Leitz 2.8cm view finder attachment in original red cardboard box - the box has a hinged lid and the product details printed on the front in gold.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0217
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- Date
- 1991
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0176
- Description
- A tiny metal cylinder, shaped like a beer can and covered in a wrap advertising “Miller HIGH LIFE”. The cylinder has a small brass button on the top that, when pressed, releases a metal bottle opener from the opposite end. The end with the bottle opener is stamped with “MADE IN W. GERMANY”
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- Title
- Can Opener
- Date
- 1991
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 2.0 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- A tiny metal cylinder, shaped like a beer can and covered in a wrap advertising “Miller HIGH LIFE”. The cylinder has a small brass button on the top that, when pressed, releases a metal bottle opener from the opposite end. The end with the bottle opener is stamped with “MADE IN W. GERMANY”
- Subject
- Whyte home
- drinking
- tools
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0176
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Canadian Blue Ensign Flag
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- Date
- 1921 – 1957
- Material
- fabric; rope; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1015
- Description
- A fabric Canadian Blue Ensign flag with a metal hook attached to the top left corner and a metal loop attached to a rope, attached to the bottom left corner. The main colour of the flag is royal blue. A red, white and blue union flag occupied the top left quarter. In the top right quarter, is a Coa…
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- Title
- Canadian Blue Ensign Flag
- Date
- 1921 – 1957
- Material
- fabric; rope; metal
- Dimensions
- 44.0 x 94.0 cm
- Description
- A fabric Canadian Blue Ensign flag with a metal hook attached to the top left corner and a metal loop attached to a rope, attached to the bottom left corner. The main colour of the flag is royal blue. A red, white and blue union flag occupied the top left quarter. In the top right quarter, is a Coat of Arms of Canada, characterized by its five sections: the three golden lions on red; the single red lion on gold; the golden harp on blue; the three golden fleur de lis on blue; and the three green maple leaves on white.There is a manufacturer’s label stitched on the top-left edge, reading: MADE BY/ S.S. HOLDEN / LTD./ OTTAWAThis text is red and appears within a red drawing of what looks like a tent’s side.Below this label, the black letters BR are stamped onto the fabric.
- Credit
- Gift of Brian Wing, Calgary, 2015
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1015
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1088
- Description
- Small white china plate with a scalloped edge and three tulips and leaves in relief on the rim. The plate has green printing on the face: “George Noble Spode China Banff, Canada” and the Copeland Spode trademark on the bottom.
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- Title
- Candy Dish
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- Small white china plate with a scalloped edge and three tulips and leaves in relief on the rim. The plate has green printing on the face: “George Noble Spode China Banff, Canada” and the Copeland Spode trademark on the bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1088
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- mineral, jade; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1020
- Description
- One carved Chinese jade bowl, on carved wooden stand. Bottom of stand stamped “CHINA” and stamped with Chinese characters.
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- Title
- Carved Bowl
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- mineral, jade; wood
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 22.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- One carved Chinese jade bowl, on carved wooden stand. Bottom of stand stamped “CHINA” and stamped with Chinese characters.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1020
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- Date
- 1920 – 1968
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1019
- Description
- Two small bowls, joined together by various animals, carved from pink and black stone.
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- Title
- Carving
- Date
- 1920 – 1968
- Material
- stone
- Description
- Two small bowls, joined together by various animals, carved from pink and black stone.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Cyril Paris, Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1019
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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3012
- Description
- Tag attached: “chaps anorga black Archie Daniels 1890s.”
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- Title
- Chaps
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- skin
- Description
- Tag attached: “chaps anorga black Archie Daniels 1890s.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3012
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- Date
- 1922
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1043 a,b
- Description
- (a) square 2.5x2.5cm copper with curved corners, charm/fetish issued by the National Parks Branch, Department of the Interior. There is a hole drilled in one corner at the top so it can hang as a pendant. A bison head has been stamped onto the metal and raised letters “ORENDA” on one side, au vers…
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- Title
- Charm; Fetish
- Date
- 1922
- Dimensions
- 2.50sq. cm
- Description
- (a) square 2.5x2.5cm copper with curved corners, charm/fetish issued by the National Parks Branch, Department of the Interior. There is a hole drilled in one corner at the top so it can hang as a pendant. A bison head has been stamped onto the metal and raised letters “ORENDA” on one side, au verso, in raised letter “BUFFALO MEDICINE CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS SAVE THE FORESTS”. (b) a paper pouch folded to close, brown and beige to simulate leather; has Indigenous-style designs in red and blue (note: looks like Navajo design). There is a remnant of a piece of sticky tape where the charm was once attached to the paper pouch.
- Subject
- charm
- fetish
- National Parks
- Credit
- Gift of Jim Sime, Golden, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1043 a,b
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Child’s Snowshoes
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- Date
- 1920
- Material
- wood; sinew; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1061 a,b
- Description
- A child’s snowshoes circa 1920, made of wood. The snowshoes have bent wooden frames nailed together at the tail and toe is squared-off. Bracing the frame are two wooden bars which separate the gut webbing into three sections; the toe section and the section closest to the tail is laced in fine gut,…
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- Title
- Child’s Snowshoes
- Date
- 1920
- Material
- wood; sinew; fibre
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 84.0 cm
- Description
- A child’s snowshoes circa 1920, made of wood. The snowshoes have bent wooden frames nailed together at the tail and toe is squared-off. Bracing the frame are two wooden bars which separate the gut webbing into three sections; the toe section and the section closest to the tail is laced in fine gut, tightly woven, the middle is heavier gut webbing wound around both wooden pieces, and interlaced with the finely woven toe and tail sections. There is a hole under the toe and just beneath that, a strip of white woven canvas to tie over a boot. The toe and tail have holes through the frame where the gut is laced through and there are tufts of red wool strung through the holes as decoration.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- snowshoeing
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Greenhough, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1061 a,b
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Cigarette Roller
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.1107
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1107
- Description
- Hinged cigarette holder with metal and wood pusher.
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- Title
- Cigarette Roller
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wood
- Description
- Hinged cigarette holder with metal and wood pusher.
- Subject
- smoking
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1107
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Cleaner Record
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.03.0034
- Date
- 1920 – 1975
- Material
- paper; cardboard; fabric; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.0034
- Description
- A circular red velvet record cleaner with a yellow plastic top that features a picture of Bing Crosby, his signature, and “DECCA RECORDS.” The record cleaner is wrapped in a white handkerchief with a decorative blue and red flower border and is housed in a black and yellow cardboard Kodak box with …
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- Title
- Cleaner Record
- Date
- 1920 – 1975
- Material
- paper; cardboard; fabric; plastic
- Dimensions
- 3.8 x 9.0 x 11.8 cm
- Description
- A circular red velvet record cleaner with a yellow plastic top that features a picture of Bing Crosby, his signature, and “DECCA RECORDS.” The record cleaner is wrapped in a white handkerchief with a decorative blue and red flower border and is housed in a black and yellow cardboard Kodak box with a red and white paper adhesive label on one end that has “Record Cleaner” written in black ink. “RECORD CLEANER LENSE RAG” is written on the opposite end of the box in black ink.
- Subject
- Nicholas Morant
- records
- record cleaner;
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.0034
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- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- metal; aluminum; wood;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0272
- Description
- Tall cylindrical aluminum coffee maker/pot with an ventilation cap that fits on top and an internal filter. The main body has a wooden handle screwed into one side, with a short spout opposite it - throughout the portion of the coffee maker that is covered by the spout are small holes. The cap has …
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- Title
- Coffee Maker
- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- metal; aluminum; wood;
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 11.2 x 19.1 cm
- Description
- Tall cylindrical aluminum coffee maker/pot with an ventilation cap that fits on top and an internal filter. The main body has a wooden handle screwed into one side, with a short spout opposite it - throughout the portion of the coffee maker that is covered by the spout are small holes. The cap has two roughly-triangular groupings of ventilation holes opposite from each other and the domed top is capped with a small wooden handle. Inside the coffee maker is a metal filter that consists of a thin pole supported by a slightly domed base with a lip just above the middle on which sits the removable filter. No manufacturer details could be found.
- Subject
- coffee maker
- drinks
- kitchen utensil
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0272
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- Date
- 1924 – 1938
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0016 a-c
- Description
- Three German coins. a) round silver coin, 2.2 cm x 2.2 cm. Front: An Imperial eagle - wings outstretched and facing left. Reverse: “1 MARK 1924”, “DEUTSCHES REICH” around outside, mintmark at bottomb) round brass coin, 2.0 cm x 2.0 cm. Front: An eagle above the swastika within wreath. “Deutsches Re…
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- Title
- Coin Money
- Date
- 1924 – 1938
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 2.2 cm
- Description
- Three German coins. a) round silver coin, 2.2 cm x 2.2 cm. Front: An Imperial eagle - wings outstretched and facing left. Reverse: “1 MARK 1924”, “DEUTSCHES REICH” around outside, mintmark at bottomb) round brass coin, 2.0 cm x 2.0 cm. Front: An eagle above the swastika within wreath. “Deutsches Reich 1939” around bottom edge. Back: “Reichspfennig 10” and two oak leaves. c) round copper coin, 2.0 cm x 2.0 cm. Front: A wheatsheaf dividing the date (1924). Mintmark (A) below. Back: “2” in centre inside a circle. Inscription “DEUTSCHES REICH RENTENPFENNIG” around.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- currency
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0016 a-c
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- Date
- 1922 – 1938
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0009 a-e
- Description
- Japanese 50-Sen coins. Obverse: Cherry blossoms and Japanese characters. Reverse: Pair of phoenix, chrysanthemum, Japanese characters.
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- Title
- Coin Money
- Date
- 1922 – 1938
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.3 x 2.3 cm
- Description
- Japanese 50-Sen coins. Obverse: Cherry blossoms and Japanese characters. Reverse: Pair of phoenix, chrysanthemum, Japanese characters.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- money
- Japan
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0009 a-e
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- Date
- 1929 – 1929
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0023
- Description
- Round silver coin. Front: Coat of Arms with 9 stars above. Name of the country around and date below. “REPUBLICA DE PANAMA” at top, “1929” at bottom edge. Back: “5” in the centre, “CINCO CENTESIMOS DE BALBOA” in letters around, 9 stars below.
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- Title
- Coin Money
- Date
- 1929 – 1929
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 2.0 cm
- Description
- Round silver coin. Front: Coat of Arms with 9 stars above. Name of the country around and date below. “REPUBLICA DE PANAMA” at top, “1929” at bottom edge. Back: “5” in the centre, “CINCO CENTESIMOS DE BALBOA” in letters around, 9 stars below.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- currency
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0023
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