1 Sou Belleville - 16 cherry leaves / 3 shamrocks

Features

Issuer Lower Canada (Canadian provinces)
Type Token
Years 1835-1838
Value 1 Sou (1⁄480)
Currency Pound
Composition Copper
Weight 7.2 g
Diameter 27.0 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
95906
References CCT# LC-22,
Clément Chapados-Girard; 2019. Canadian Colonial Tokens (10th edition). Charlton Press, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
Breton His# 676,
Pierre Napoléon Breton; 1894. Histoire illustrée des monnaies et jetons du Canada. P.N. Breton & Co., Montreal, Canada.
Breton His# 681,
Pierre Napoléon Breton; 1894. Histoire illustrée des monnaies et jetons du Canada. P.N. Breton & Co., Montreal, Canada.
Breton His# 682
Pierre Napoléon Breton; 1894. Histoire illustrée des monnaies et jetons du Canada. P.N. Breton & Co., Montreal, Canada.

Obverse

Bouquet contains one or more maple leaf, shamrock, thistle, wheat ear, blade, rose, and oak leaf.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE
. BAS - CANADA .

Engraver: John Gibbs

Reverse

Cherry leaves surrounding value with lettering top and bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TOKEN
UN
SOU
MONTREAL

Engraver: John Gibbs

Edge

Plain

Mint

The Belleville Mint, Belleville, New Jersey, United States (1831-1846)

Comments

Reverse - Wreath with sixteen cherry leaves
Obverse - Bouquet with three shamrocks

Weight: 6.9 - 7.5g
Diameter: 27.0 - 27.1mm
LC-22A (Br# 676) Small bow to left
LC-22B (Br# 682) Small heavy bow to left
LC-22C (Br# 681) No bow

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (1835-1838)  64% LC-22A
ND (1835-1838)  36% LC-22B
ND (1835-1838)  0% LC-22C

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