Big Nickel, Monument in Greater Sudbury, Canada
The Big Nickel stands 9 meters tall at the entrance of Dynamic Earth science museum, replicating a Canadian five-cent coin in stainless steel.
Ted Szilva constructed this steel structure in 1964 to honor the bicentenary of nickel's chemical isolation by Baron Axel Fredrik Cronstedt.
The monument represents the five-cent coin design by Steven Trenka, which portrays a nickel refinery symbolizing the local mining industry.
Dynamic Earth museum provides year-round access to the Big Nickel site, with parking facilities and guided tours of the surrounding grounds.
The structure stands on a hill overlooking the Sudbury Basin, a meteorite impact crater containing substantial nickel, copper, and platinum deposits.
Location: Greater Sudbury
Inception: 1964
Height: 9 m
Address: Greater Sudbury, ON P3C 3A6, Canada P3C 3A6 Greater Sudbury
GPS coordinates: 46.47351,-81.03382
Latest update: May 27, 2025 07:15
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