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1 Penny Magdalen island - Sir Isaac Coffin, 1st. Baronet
| Issuer | Lower Canada |
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| Year | 1815 |
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| Currency | Pound |
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| Obverse description | Within a raised inner circle, a harbour seal is depicted in profile facing right, resting upon an ice floe rendered as a flat horizontal ledge. The animal is engraved with naturalistic detail, showing flippers and body contour. The circular legend MAGDALEN ISLAND TOKEN runs along the upper periphery, flanked by a continuous beaded border, while the date 1815 appears in the lower segment between two small star stops. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Within a raised inner circle, two split and dried cod fish are depicted suspended vertically, joined at the tail and splayed open to display their salted flesh, a method emblematic of the traditional Magdalen Islands fishery. The tail section is shown at the top centre with fins fanned outward, while the two halves of the fish hang downward symmetrically into the field. The circumferential legend SUCCESS TO THE FISHERY runs along the upper border, and ONE PENNY appears in the lower segment, all contained within a beaded outer border. |
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