2½ cents - fleurs-de-lys
Features
| Location |
Canada
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Trade tokens › Business tokens |
| Value | 2½ cents 0.025 CAD = USD 0.018 |
| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
| Composition | Gilding metal |
| Weight | 2.73 g |
| Diameter | 18.05 mm |
| Thickness | 1.59 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 555686 |
Obverse
Face value surrounded by seven fleur-de-lis alternating with seven six-petaled flowers.
Script: Latin
Lettering: 2 1 2
Reverse
Face value surrounded by seven fleur-de-lis alternating with seven six-petaled flowers.
Script: Latin
Lettering: 2 1 2
Edge
Plain
Comments
This token, found in Quebec, is reminiscent of American exchange tokens from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly in the shape of the “2”.
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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