Canada 1-DOLLAR 2021 Klondike
Moose
This circulating commemorative coin celebrates the 125th anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush in Dawson City, Yukon. A major feature of Dawson City is the "Moosehide Slide" which is a prehistoric landslide that took place at least 1,700 years ago. In the Hän language the slide is called Ëddhä̀ dä̀dhëchą, literally “weathered moosehide hanging.” The symbol of this is a whole moose (rather than its hanging hide), which can be seen on the left side of the coin.
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