General Information

Serial #

636

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

silver

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

N/A

Width

N/A

Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

4.1 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Fire Fighting

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Perth

Country

Australia

State/Province

Western Australia

City

East Perth

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

circa 2005

Canada

Commemorates a Canadian built fire engine. This coin, diffused around the world, depicts one fire engine made by Bickle Fire Engines Ltd. in 1932. R.S. Bickle established a fire fighting equipment manufacturing business in Winnipeg, MN in 1906 and in 1914 moved to Woodstock, ON. From 1928 to 1938 the company developed its own line of custom fire engines with four models, one of which was the Chieftain. The 1932 Chieftain Triple Combination Pumper was service in the Montreal West Fire Department from 1932 to 1969.

Function

Used as a $1.00 coin in the Cook Islands of New Zealand and as a collectable item made to commemorate an antique fire engine.

Technical

One of a 5000 coin mintage. This coin acknowledges that in Canada, Canadian manufacturers of fire-fighting vehicles co-existed with American firms thanks to the specialty aspect of their production. This coin is the first of series entitled "Fire Engines of the World" produced by the Perth Mint in Australia

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

raised lettering on face reads "1932 BICKLE TRIPLE COMBINATION PUMPER" with incised "FIRE ENGINE"/ raised lettering on obverse reads "ONE DOLLAR COOK ISLANDS 2005 ELIZABETH II"

Missing

complete

Finish

silver coloured with red, white & black image

Decoration

red, white & black image depicts fire engine on face/ raised image of Queen Elizabeth II on obverse