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Metadata
Accession # |
2018.14.4 |
Item Name |
Token, Bank Token, Penny Penny Coin |
Description |
Copper bank token dated 1837. The value of the bank token is one penny. The obverse has a Canadian Habitant standing in traditional clothing, with circumscribed text "Province du Bas Canada" and "deux sous". The reverse has the coat of arms of the City of Montreal in the centre, with the name "City Bank" on a ribbon below the arms, and text "Bank Token / 1837 / One Penny" above and below. The arms take the form of a shield with a saltire with a flower representing four segments of Montreal's population in each quadrant: a rose (English) at the top, a thistle (Scottish) and sprig of clover (Irish) on each side, and a beaver at the bottom (French), and latin motto "Concordia Salus" which means "salvation through harmony." |
Date |
1837 EQUALS |
Provenance |
This bank token was found in a Grand River gravel bed below the Tooth of Time in the summer of 1969. It was found by William John Davidge, age 12, of Mississauga, while walking with H. Roger Miller of Guelph. |
Person \ Organization |
Miller, H. Roger |
Place |
Grand River Islet Rock Montreal Tooth Of Time |
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