NEW HORNBY TRADE TOKEN CELEBRATES FIRST NATIONS TOTEM POLE

The Hornby Island Trade Token is in its second year. It is a Municipal Trade Token with a face value of $20.00, and will be valid in trade onHornby Island, British Columbia with participating merchants and artisans until it expires, October 31, 2019. An accompanying 1 1/4" Pin of theIsland and Orca side ($3.00) will also be available. Mintage: Tokens: 500; Pins: 800.

Conservation is the watchword of the Island and the Obverse of this year's Hornby Trade Token depicts a the Island with an Orca swimming infront, to represent the importance of our resident Orca population. The Reverse features Hornby Island's new K'omoks First Nation Totem Pole,carved by artist Karver Everson, which depicts Thunderbird and Sisiutl, lords of the Upper and Lower Worlds, and a Herring beneath signifying theyearly Herring Spawn which vitalizes our sea life: Orcas, Sea Lions, Salmon and countless other varieties of Fish and Sea Birds.

The Pole was erected on Hornby Island last August in Helliwell Provincial Park as a token of friendship and momento of the "unceded land ofthe Pentlatch People" on which our small population resides. The Token Project received the generous permission of the artist to use the totempole image on this years' issue.

It is a Fundraising Token. Like a $20 Gift Card, it is fully backed by money in the bank, so can be used with no loss to the merchant. All profitsfrom this project go to the Hornby Island Community Fund, and the visitors and collectors who take them home help support the entire island.

Last year, the first, the Token Project donated $1,000 to the School Fund (our school burned down last August), and $1,000 to the Community Fund.This year's token should be a sellout.

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
HORNBY ISLAND MUNICIPAL TRADE TOKENS(https://www.coinbooks.org/v21/esylum_v21n30a27.html)