1 Sou Birmingham - 32 laurel leaves / 2 shamrocks
Features
| Issuer |
Lower Canada
(Canadian provinces)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens |
| Years | 1835-1838 |
| Value | 1 Sou (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 8.1 g |
| Diameter | 27.1 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 80447 |
| References | CCT# LC-35 Charlton Press (publisher). Canadian Colonial Tokens. Charlton Press (13 volumes). 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. |
Obverse
Bouquet contains one or more maple leaf, shamrock, thistle, wheat ear, blade, rose, and oak leaf.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
☩ AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE ☩
BAS - CANADA
Reverse
Cherry leaves surrounding value with lettering top and bottom.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
TOKEN
UN
SOU
MONTREAL
Edge
Plain
Comments
Weight: 7.1 - 8.1g
Diameter: 27.0 - 27.2mm
LC-35A1 Copper
LC-35A2 Brass
Diameter: 27.0 - 27.2mm
LC-35A1 Copper
LC-35A2 Brass
See also
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1 Sou (Belleville - 16 cherry leaves / 7 shamrocks)
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1 Sou (Belleville - 18 cherry leaves / 5 shamrocks)
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1 Sou (Belleville - 18 cherry leaves / no shamrocks)
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1 Sou (Belleville - 20 cherry leaves / 2 shamrocks)
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1 Sou (Banque du Peuple - Sou of the Rebellion)
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1 Sou (Banque du Peuple - Crown with oak leaves)
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Token - 1 Sous (Bank of Montreal)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1835-1838) | LC-35A1 | 67% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1835-1838) | LC-35A2 | 33% | |||||||||||||
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