IDENTIFIERS
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id:	159292
accession number:	CM.3265-2003

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Wednesday 15 July 2020

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: The Sudbury Big Nickel is a nine-metre high replica of the 1951 Canadian nickel erected at Sudbury, Canada, in 1964 to mark the town's importance in the production of cupro-nickel for coins and other purposes. This medal both commemorates the issue of the 1951 nickel and also advertises the Big Nickel itself, which is now on show at the Dynamic Earth Center in Sudbury.
title:	nickel (money)

NOTES
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type: history note
value: From the estate of Dr David J. de Sola Rogers (1946-99).


LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Coins and Medals
collection:	Rogers Toy Coin Collection

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/159292





CATEGORIES
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category: medal

DATING
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creation date:	1964 - 1990
creation date earliest:	1964
creation date latest:	1990

CREATORS
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maker: George VI (1936-52)
maker: Canada
maker: Sudbury (ON)

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Image(height)
units: mm
value: 37.5

dimension: Image(width)
units: mm
value: 37.9



CITATIONS
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Toy Coins
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