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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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- Date
- 1933 – 1933
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0018
- Description
- Silver French coin. 5 Francs. Front: “LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE 5 FRANCS” above floral garland. Reverse: The bust of Marianne facing right with “REPVBLIQVE FRANÇAISE 1933”
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- Title
- Coin Money
- Date
- 1933 – 1933
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.3 x 2.3 cm
- Description
- Silver French coin. 5 Francs. Front: “LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE 5 FRANCS” above floral garland. Reverse: The bust of Marianne facing right with “REPVBLIQVE FRANÇAISE 1933”
- Subject
- Whyte home
- currency
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0018
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- Date
- 1934 – 1934
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0022
- Description
- Round silver coin with reeded edge. Front: A huia (bird) perched on a branch, legend above, denomination and date below.Lettering: “NEW·ZEALAND K·G SIXPENCE 1934”Reverse: Crowned bust of King George V left, legend around. Lettering: “GEORGE V KING EMPEROR”
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- Title
- Coin Money
- Date
- 1934 – 1934
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.9 x 1.9 cm
- Description
- Round silver coin with reeded edge. Front: A huia (bird) perched on a branch, legend above, denomination and date below.Lettering: “NEW·ZEALAND K·G SIXPENCE 1934”Reverse: Crowned bust of King George V left, legend around. Lettering: “GEORGE V KING EMPEROR”
- Subject
- Whyte home
- currency
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0022
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- Date
- 1934 – 1934
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0024
- Description
- A round silver coin. Front: image of sea turtle, date [1934] divided by turtle, “FIJI” above, “SIXPENCE” below. Back: King George V bust left, “GEORGE V KING EMPEROR” around.
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- Title
- Coin Money
- Date
- 1934 – 1934
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.9 x 1.9 cm
- Description
- A round silver coin. Front: image of sea turtle, date [1934] divided by turtle, “FIJI” above, “SIXPENCE” below. Back: King George V bust left, “GEORGE V KING EMPEROR” around.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- currency
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0024
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- Part Of
- Aileen Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal correspondence between Aileen Harmon and numerous friends and family members. Includes a letter from John Macdonald pertaining to Aileen Harmon's Canadian Geographic article, a wedding programme for the marriage of Carole Harmon and Gary Sill, numerous Christmas letters, a…
- Date Range
- 1953
- 1964
- 1965
- 1987
- 2001
- 2004
- 2012
- 2013
- Reference Code
- M287 / I / 12
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Aileen Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M287 / V262
- Series
- M287 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M287
- Accession Number
- 2016.8596
- Reference Code
- M287 / I / 12
- Date Range
- 1953
- 1964
- 1965
- 1987
- 2001
- 2004
- 2012
- 2013
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal correspondence between Aileen Harmon and numerous friends and family members. Includes a letter from John Macdonald pertaining to Aileen Harmon's Canadian Geographic article, a wedding programme for the marriage of Carole Harmon and Gary Sill, numerous Christmas letters, an envelope labelled "For the travellin' man Happy New Year" containing three Ethiopian dollar bills and one 10-shilling South African bank note, and a card celebrating Aileen Harmon's 100th birthday.
- Subject Access
- Christmas
- Publication
- Currency
- Family and personal life
- Weddings
- Holidays
- Travel
- Environment
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Ethiopia
- South Africa
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Currency has been stored in mylar inside folder with original envelope. Consider separate storage (i.e. individual folder) if off-gassing becomes an issue
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- bone, monkey; metal, brass; hair, horse; grass, bamboo; rattan
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.0002 a,b
- Description
- A Chinese gold scale (a) and case (b). a) A scale with a long thin rod made from gibbon bone with a scale marked along its length with small dots. A brass pan is suspended by a black thread through a hole at the blunt end of the rod. There is a single thread at 9.5 cm from the blunt end that acts…
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- Title
- Balance Scale
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- bone, monkey; metal, brass; hair, horse; grass, bamboo; rattan
- Dimensions
- a) .5 (pan x b) 6.6 x a) 32 (bea cm
- Description
- A Chinese gold scale (a) and case (b). a) A scale with a long thin rod made from gibbon bone with a scale marked along its length with small dots. A brass pan is suspended by a black thread through a hole at the blunt end of the rod. There is a single thread at 9.5 cm from the blunt end that acts as a fulcrum to hang the rod. b) A violin-shaped case made of carved bamboo that is hinged with brass at the end of the stem. A braided rattan ring slides down the stem to secure it when closed. There are carved areas insidethe case to fit the pan, rod and weight. The case is marked with a symbol carved into the outside. There is also a red and white paper inside with Chinese characters and “Ex.B Harry Sam” handwritten.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.0002 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1019
- Description
- Metal box with folding handle and slit in centre of top. Inscription on a separate plate on side: "Put your dimes and dollars here thus grow richer year by year."
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- Title
- Still Bank
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 5.7 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- Metal box with folding handle and slit in centre of top. Inscription on a separate plate on side: "Put your dimes and dollars here thus grow richer year by year."
- Subject
- households
- toys
- children
- currency
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1019
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- Date
- 1954 – 1959
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.3001 a-d
- Description
- Four foreign coins: (a) 2.5 cm dia. Round copper coin with hole in middle. Marked: "Rhodesia and Nyasaland one penny 1957” and on the reverse ”QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND” with two elephants standing on thier hind legs below a crown. (b) 2.5 cm. dia. Copper coin marked: "Great Britain half pen…
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- Title
- Coin
- Date
- 1954 – 1959
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.5 (a,b); 2.3 (c); 2.8 (d) x 2.5 (a,b); 2.3 (c); 2.8 (d) cm
- Description
- Four foreign coins: (a) 2.5 cm dia. Round copper coin with hole in middle. Marked: "Rhodesia and Nyasaland one penny 1957” and on the reverse ”QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND” with two elephants standing on thier hind legs below a crown. (b) 2.5 cm. dia. Copper coin marked: "Great Britain half penny 1959" with a boat, and on the reverse a right facing profile of Queen Elizabeth II with “+ ELIZABETH - II - DEI - GRATIA - REGINA - F - D” around the outer edge.(c) 2.3 cm. dia. Silver coloured coin with "Great Britian one shilling 1954 FID DEF" around a crest with rampant lion topped with a crown, and on the other side a profile of Queen Elizabeth and “REGINA + ELIZABETH - II - DEI GRATIA.” (d) 2.8 cm. dia. East European silver coin with two figures on one side with “henav zwelfhvn dert jahrfeier 754 - 1954” around the edge, and the side other has design of 3 sheaves and half a gear with “henav + algetshavsen + nieder - e oberstetten + stdzenberst + vzwil + neidervzwil” around the edge.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.3001 a-d
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- Date
- 1935 – 1947
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0006 a-e
- Description
- 5 pennies, 4 of which are from Canada and one from the United States of America.(a) United States of America one cent coin. The front reads “E PLURIBUS UNUM ONE CENT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” with two branches surrounding the words. On the back is a relief of Abraham Lincoln and “IN GOD WE TRUST” “…
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- Title
- Coin Money
- Date
- 1935 – 1947
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 1.5 cm
- Description
- 5 pennies, 4 of which are from Canada and one from the United States of America.(a) United States of America one cent coin. The front reads “E PLURIBUS UNUM ONE CENT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” with two branches surrounding the words. On the back is a relief of Abraham Lincoln and “IN GOD WE TRUST” “LIBERTY” and “1945”(b) Canada one cent coin. The front has a relief of two maple leaves and the words “CANADA” “ONE CENT” and “1935”. On the back is a relief of King George V of England and the words “GEORGIVS V DEL GRA: REX ET IND: IMP:”(c) Canada one cent coin. The front has a relief of two maple leaves and the words “1 CENT” “1946” “CANADA”. On the back is a relief of King George VI of England and the words “GEORGIVS VI D : G : REX : ET IND : IMP”(d) Canada one cent coin. The front has a relief of two maple leaves and the words “1 CENT” “1947” “CANADA”. On the back is a relief of King George VI of England and the words “GEORGIVS VI D : G : REX : ET IND : IMP”(e) Canada one cent coin. The front has a relief of two maple leaves and the words “1 CENT” “1947” “CANADA”. On the back is a relief of King George VI of England and the words “GEORGIVS VI D : G : REX : ET IND : IMP”
- Subject
- WhWhyte homeyte
- currency
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0006 a-e
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- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0012 a-l
- Description
- 12 chinese paper notes. a) 9.0 cm x 19.5 cm, white and red note. vertical orientation. On front: is an image of a large stone building and “THE CENTRAL BANK OF CHINA PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE ONE HUNDRED CUSTOMS GOLD UNITS” “SHANGHAI, 1930.” On back is a serial number…
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- Title
- Paper Money
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 19.5 cm
- Description
- 12 chinese paper notes. a) 9.0 cm x 19.5 cm, white and red note. vertical orientation. On front: is an image of a large stone building and “THE CENTRAL BANK OF CHINA PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE ONE HUNDRED CUSTOMS GOLD UNITS” “SHANGHAI, 1930.” On back is a serial number, chinese lettering, and a photograph of a man (Sun Yat-sen).b) 7.5 cm x 18.5 cm. Black and white note with red detailing. On front: portrait of man (Sun Yat-sen) at left and image of ornate building at right. Chinese characters in corners, centre, and upper and lower edges. Serial numbers and square chinese stamps in red. On back: “5000” in each corner; scrollwork, chinese characters in centre. c) 8.5 cm x 15.0 cm. Purple, black, and white note. On front is photograph of ornate building, as well as a sketch of a horse. Text in the centre reads: “THE FARMERS BANK OF CHINA PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE TEN YUAN NATIONAL CURRENCY” “THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON”. “10” is in each corner and there is a red serial number in the lower corners. On the back are chinese characters, red serial numbers in the upper corners, and drawings of people farming. d) 7.6 cm x 13.5 cm. Purple, red, blue, and white note. On front: portrait of a man (Sun Yat-sen) in the centre, “1” in each corner and on either side of the portrait. “THE CANTON MUNICIPAL BANK PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE 1 DOLLAR LOCAL CURRENCY CANTON 1ST MAY 1933”. Black: blue background with red chinese characters and centre fraying of tall narrow building. e) 7.5 cm x 16.5 cm. Red and white bank note. On front “THE CENTRAL BANK OF CHINA 1942 TWO THOUSAND YUAN.” “THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON” along with “2000” in various sizes. Illustration of beach. On back: portrait of man (Sun Yat-sen?) along with Chinese characters and serial numbers. f) 6.5 cm x 15.5 cm. Black, green, red, and white bank note. On front: portrait of man in centre, Chinese characters at corners within black line design, Chinese characters on either side of portrait below serial number in red and above red square stamp. Back: green on white. Chinese characters and “500”. g) 6.5 cm x 15.5 cm. purple, red, and white bank note. Portrait of man (same as f) on front. Chinese characters in corners. Red serial number near top edge. Red square stamp at bottom edge. On back: “THE CENTRAL BANK OF CHINA ONE THOUSAND YUAN” “1000” at corners and in centre. “1945” “SECURITY BANK NOTE COMPANY” at bottom edge. h) 6.7 cm x 15.0 cm. Brown, pink, blue, and white bank note. front: Portrait of man at left side. Chinese characters in centre and at corners. Image of river with mountains at right. Red serial numbers by top edge. Back. Green design with chinese characters in centre and “10000” in corners. i) 6.3 cm x 14.5 cm. Red and white bank note. Vertical orientation. On front: “THE CENTRAL BANK OF CHINA PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE 2000 TWO THOUSAND CUSTOMS GOLD UNITS SHANGHAI, 1947” “AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.” with image of building same as (a). Reverse: Portrait of man (Sun Yat-sen), Chinese characters, serial number in black. j) 6.5 cm x 14.5 cm. Blue and white bank note. On front: “THE CENTRAL BANK OF.CHINA ONE YUAN 1945” with image of building on hill and “1” at sides and in corners. On reverse: portrait of man in military uniform. Chinese characters and red square stamps. k) 6.2 cm x 12.2 cm. Green and white bank note. On front: “THE KWANGTUNG PROVINCIAL BAND PROMISES TO PAY TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE TWENTY CENTS LOCAL CURRENCY” with “20” in corners. Image of ships on water in centre. Reverse: portrait of man at right, Chinese characters. l) 5.5 cm x 12.0 cm. Red and white bank note. On front “THE CENTRAL BANK OF CHINA TEN CENTS” with image of building in centre and “10” in corners. “1946” at bottom edge. Reverse: Image of man in military uniform, Chinese characters in centre and at left. Serial number at top.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- currency
- Peter Whyte
- China
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0012 a-l
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