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½ Penny / 1 Sou Banque du Peuple

½ Penny / 1 Sou (Banque du Peuple) - obverse½ Penny / 1 Sou (Banque du Peuple) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Lower Canada (Canadian provinces)
Issuing bank People's Bank (Banque du Peuple)
Type Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens
Year 1837
Value 1 Sou = ½ Penny (1⁄480)
Currency Pound
Composition Copper
Weight 9.5 g
Diameter 28.2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
22496
References CCT# LC-8C
Charlton Press (publisher). Canadian Colonial Tokens. Charlton Press (13 volumes).
, Breton His# 522
Pierre-Napoléon Breton; 1894. Histoire illustrée des monnaies et jetons du Canada = Illustrated history of coins and tokens relating to Canada. P.N. Breton & Co., Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
, KM# Tn8
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

Obverse

Canadian Habitant standing in traditional winter costume.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PROVINCE DU BAS CANADA
UN SOU

Reverse

Arms of the City of Montreal with the name of the participating bank on the ribbon.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANK TOKEN
CONCORDIA SALUS
BANQUE DU PEUPLE
1837
HALF PENNY

Edge

Plain

Comments

Diameter: 28.2 - 28.3mm

LC-8C1 The right seriph of "V" and the top of "I" in PROVINCE are in line
LC-8C2 The right seriph of "V" is lower than the top of "I" in PROVINCE

Proofs exist of LC-8C2.

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1837  240 000 $ 4.90 $ 4.90 $ 4.90 $ 8.10 $ 16 LC-8C1 93%
1837  LC-8C2 7%

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