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Volume
7
Issue
11
Year
2003
Page 2
A new 50-cent coin was officially unveiled at Batoche this summer, commemorating the Metis festival held on the site each year.
The sterling silver Back to Batoche coin is part of a 13-coin series created by the Royal Canadian Mint to celebrate the culture and traditions of Canada's regional festivals.
The coin was created by Metis artist David Hannan, who also created the Metis poster used by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada to celebrate National Aboriginal Day each year.
Other festivals commemorated in the series include the Great Northern Art Festival in the Northwest Territories, Yukon's International Storytelling Festival and Nunavut's Toonik Tyme Festival.
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