Photo gallery: Sudbury icon turns 60 | Sudbury Star
A crowd gathered at Dynamic Earth in Sudbury, Ont. to celebrate the Big Nickel’s 60th birthday on Monday July 22, 2024. The late Ted Szilva, a 28-year-old City of Sudbury fireman at the time, came up with the idea in 1963. After overcoming a number of roadblocks, Szilva opened the Big Nickel the following year.
Dynamic Earth - Science North
Located at Dynamic Earth, the 30-foot replica of a 1951 Canadian nickel commemorates Sudbury’s mining heritage and celebrates our community’s unique history. The Big Nickel is the largest coin in the world.
Big Nickel - Wikipedia
The Big Nickel is a nine-metre (30 ft) replica of a 1951 Canadian nickel, located at the grounds of the Dynamic Earth science museum in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, and is the world's largest depiction of a coin. [1]
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Top 10 Facts About Sudbury's Big Nickel - Northern Ontario Travel
2024年10月18日 · Located at 122 Big Nickel Road on the western city limits, the Big Nickel is a must-visit spot to commemorate your visit to Sudbury —seriously, even singer "Weird Al" Yankovic visited in 1995! The Big Nickel, welcoming all to …
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Big Nickel - Atlas Obscura
2015年1月7日 · At the Dynamic Earth Museum in Sudbury, Ontario, stands what may be the world's largest coin, a colossal stainless steel Canadian five cent piece that stands a chart-topping nine meters (30 feet)...
Dynamic Earth in Sudbury: Go Underground to Learn the Earth's …
2024年10月29日 · The Big Nickel is probably Sudbury’s most iconic attraction. It was built in 1964 (and is an exact replica of a 1951 Canadian nickel), and it’s meant to bluntly symbolize the wealth and prosperity that Sudbury has contributed to the Canadian economy through its …
The Big Nickel - Bank of Canada Museum
2014年11月28日 · The Big Nickel Monument, Copper Cliff, above Sudbury. 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of Sudbury’s Big Nickel, that 9 meter high replica of the 1951 5 cent piece and one of Sudbury’s best known symbols.
Memory Lane: Big Nickel wasn’t always Sudbury’s only giant coin
2024年8月7日 · On this day, July 22, 2024, a special Diamond anniversary is being celebrated on a hillside overlooking Gatchell. The Big Nickel, that gleaming old reliable landmark on the Sudbury horizon,...