Lower Canada ½ penny 1842 

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Lower Canada ½ penny 1842
Lower Canada ½ penny 1842
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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
5016021
Area
Coins
Title
Lower Canada ½ penny 1842
Country
Lower Canada
Face value
0,50 penny
Year
1842
Variety / overstrike
Era
Canada - British Controll (1755-1867)
Head of State
Victoria of the United Kingdom (1837-1901)
Type
Coin
Designer
Unknown
Series
Theme
Bank buildings, Banks, Buildings, Coat of Arms (heraldic)
Material
Copper (Cu)
Weight
9.5
Diameter
28.5
Thickness
1.5
Punch
Medal alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
BANK TOKEN CONCORDIA SALUS BANK OF MONTREAL 1842 HALF PENNY
Reverse
PROVINCE OF CANADA • BANK OF MONTREAL •
Edge
Plain
Privy mark
None
Mint mark
None
Number produced
480.000
Krause and Mishler number
KM# Tn18
Catalogue number
Details
Colonial Canada, where Bank of Montreal may also denote "Lower Canada", since "Upper Canada" Bank tokens were also issued. Deux Province du Bas Canada = Two Provinces of Lower Canada Concordia Salus (Latin) = salvation through harmony