American Numismatic Society: Copper 1/2 penny/sou of City Bank, Soho Mint, 1837. 1916.192.52

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Obverse: PROVINCE DU BAS CANADA./ UN SOU - Habitant in winter clothing (a touque, a hooded frock coat, moccasins, and a "ceinture flechee" sash) and holding a whip in right hand

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Reverse: BANK TOKEN/ HALF PENNY./ CONCORDIA SALUS/ CITY BANK/ [date] - Arms of Montreal

Physical Description

Axis: 12
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 9.208
- Diameter (in mm): 28.3
- Thickness (in mm): 2.17
Shape: Round

Typological Description

Object Type: Token
Date on Object
- Date: 1837
Denomination: 1/2 penny
Denomination: sou
Manufacture: Struck
Material: Copper
Authority
- Issuer: City Bank
- Artist: Duncan, James
- Artist: Viger, Jacques
Geographic
- Mint: Soho Mint
- Region: Canada
- Region: Lower Canada
- Locality: Montreal
Edge
- Description: Plain

References

Reference: Courteau 1f
Reference: Breton 522
Reference: Charlton LC-8A1
Reference: Haxby-Willey 178
Reference: McLachlan 106
Reference: LeRoux 529
Reference: Willey 736
Reference: KM Tn6
Reference: Numista 2540

Administrative History

Identifier: 1916.192.52
Department: North American
Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

Series: Habitant tokens--City Bank
Era: Common Era

Rights

CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
Rights: Copyright Undetermined

Copper 1/2 penny/sou of City Bank, Soho Mint, 1837. 1916.192.52

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Date on Object

Authority

Geographic

Edge

References

Administrative History

Subjects

Rights