1 Penny British Colonies

1 Penny (British Colonies) - obverse1 Penny (British Colonies) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Canadian provinces (Canada)
Type Token
Year 1825
Value 1 Penny (1⁄240)
Currency Pound
Composition Copper
Weight 9.7 g
Diameter 27.9 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 1971
Number
N#
63999
References CCT# AM-6,
Clément Chapados-Girard; 2019. Canadian Colonial Tokens (10th edition). Charlton Press, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
Breton His# 993,
Pierre Napoléon Breton; 1894. Histoire illustrée des monnaies et jetons du Canada. P.N. Breton & Co., Montreal, Canada.
H&W Canada# 235
J. A. Haxby & R. C. Willey; 2022. Coins of Canada 2023. Unitrade Press, Toronto, Canada.

Obverse

Bust left

Script: Latin

Lettering: BRITISH COLONIES

Reverse

Commerce seated on cotton bale left holding an olive Branch.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TO FACILITATE TRADE
1825

Edge

Plain

Comments

Minted for use in Jamaica and Canada

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1825 

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