½ Penny - George IV

½ Penny - (George IV) - obverse½ Penny - (George IV) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Upper Canada (Canadian provinces)
Type Token
Year 1832
Value ½ Penny (1⁄480)
Currency Pound
Composition Copper
Weight 8.6 g
Diameter 28.2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
81530
References CCT# UC-14,
Clément Chapados-Girard; 2019. Canadian Colonial Tokens (10th edition). Charlton Press, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
Breton His# 732
Pierre Napoléon Breton; 1894. Histoire illustrée des monnaies et jetons du Canada. P.N. Breton & Co., Montreal, Canada.

Obverse

Laureate Bust of George IV and around him the legend .

Script: Latin

Lettering: PROVINCE OF UPPER CANADA

Reverse

Britannia seated left with in her right hand an olive branch and in her left hand a trident. Next to her is the union shield. Date in exergue.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
HALFPENNY TOKEN
1832

Edge

Engrailed

Comments

Weight: 8.1 - 8.6g
Diameter: 28.1 - 28.3mm

This token was procured by John Walker & Co. of Birmingham and incorrectly bears the bust of George IV. It is not known whether this token is semi-regal or private.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1832 

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