½ Dollar; 1 Écu; 2 Shillings; 6 Pence Jean-Baptiste Clément

½ Dollar; 1 Écu; 2 Shillings; 6 Pence (Jean-Baptiste Clément) - obverse½ Dollar; 1 Écu; 2 Shillings; 6 Pence (Jean-Baptiste Clément) - reverse

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Features

Location Canadian provinces (Canada)
Issuing entity Jean-Baptiste Clément
Type Paper vouchers › Trade voucher
Year 1837
Value ½ Dollar / 1 Ecu / 2 Shillings 6 Pence (⅛)
Currency Pound
Size 120 × 72 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
332063

Obverse

An American coin of 50 cents (or ½ dollar). Face value in various species.

Lettering:
UN ECU. HALF-A-DOLLAR
Rivier du Chaine 26 aout 1837.
A demande, pour valeur recue
je promets payer au porteur, en Billets courants
des Banques de Montreal, UN ECU,
en sommes de pas moins d'une piastre.
ON DEMAND for value received, I promise to pay to bearer, in current Bank Notes of Montreal,
HALF-A-DOLLAR currency, in sums not less than five shillings.
(Signature)
Good for 2s 6d. Starke 7 Co. Printers, Montreal Bon pour 2s 6d.
BAPTISTE CLEMENT
HALF A DOLLAR

Reverse

Blank.

Comments

Merchant Scrip by Jean-Baptiste Clément.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1837 

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