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1/2 Penny / 1 Sou Bank of Montreal
| Uitgever | Bank of Montreal |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1837 |
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| Referentie(s) | CCT#LC-8D, Breton His#522, KM#Tn9 |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | The obverse depicts a full-length figure of a Canadian habitant standing in winter dress, facing slightly to the right. The figure wears a tuque, a hooded homespun frock overcoat, moccasins, and a sash, and carries a whip. The legend PROVINCE DU BAS CANADA. UN SOU arcs around the periphery, framing the rustic genre scene in the field. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Schrift keerzijde | Latin |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The Bank of Montreal tokens of 1837 were issued during a period of acute monetary disorder in Lower Canada, where small change had effectively ceased to circulate reliably — hoarded, exported, or simply absent. Private banks stepped into the vacuum, producing copper tokens that functioned as de facto coinage with tacit government acceptance. The Bank of Montreal was among the most aggressive issuers, flooding the market across multiple die varieties now catalogued under the LC-8 series.
The specific die pairing designated LC-8D is distinguished within the broader 1837 Montreal token family by subtle differences in the arrangement of the bilingual denomination and the character of the milled edge. Struck in England, almost certainly by Boulton and Watt's successors at the Soho Mint in Birmingham.