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1/2 Penny Ships, colonies and commerce - bust design
| Uitgever | Lower Canada |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1815-1816 |
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| Waarde | 1/2 Penny (1⁄480) |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Gewicht | Log in om details te zien |
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| Dikte | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Draped bust of a male figure facing right, depicted with curled hair and a cravat at the collar, rendered in a plain unidentified portrait style characteristic of early 19th-century colonial token coinage. The effigy is set within a plain field bordered by a continuous beaded inner rim. No legend or inscription accompanies the portrait. |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Schrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift keerzijde | SHIPS COLONIES & COMMERCE |
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| Muntplaats | Log in om details te zien |
| Oplage | Log in om details te zien |
| Aanvullende informatie |
The "Ships, Colonies and Commerce" tokens flooded into Lower Canada during the second decade of the nineteenth century to fill a chronic shortage of official small change — the Royal Mint showed little interest in supplying copper coinage to the colonies, leaving commerce to fend for itself. Hundreds of die varieties exist across the broader token family, struck by private contractors in Birmingham with minimal oversight and wildly inconsistent quality control.
The Breton 1002 attribution places this among the better-documented bust varieties, though distinguishing authentic period strikes from later restrikes remains a persistent problem with this series.