Bank of Upper Canada 1/2 Penny token {1850-1857} 4S

Canadian provinces

present-day Province of Ontario

FEATURING
front: Saint George slaying the dragon
Based on Benedetto Pistrucci's British coin design

back: Coat of arms of Upper Canada {cornucopias}

Political unrest tore through fledgling Canada and in 1849 rioting mobs caused the capital to move from Montreal to Toronto. The Bank of Upper Canada received permission to mint copper coins, and half penny and penny tokens were the result.

• quantity 1
• demonetized {no longer in circulation} polished Copper coin
• diameter: 27.7 mm
• weight: 8.1 g

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