Sou Birmingham - 39 laurel leaves / 3 shamrocks / French Obv.

Features

Issuer	Lower Canada (Canadian provinces)
Type	Token
Years	1835-1838
Value	1 Sou (1⁄480)
Currency	Pound
Composition	Copper
Weight	7.6 g
Diameter	27.0 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 96025
References	CCT# LC-38, Clément Chapados-Girard; 2019. Canadian Colonial Tokens (10th edition). Charlton Press, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Breton His# 710, Pierre Napoléon Breton; 1894. Histoire illustrée des monnaies et jetons du Canada. P.N. Breton & Co., Montreal, Canada. Breton His# 712 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

Reverse

Cherry leaves surrounding value with lettering top and bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TOKEN
UN
SOU
MONTREAL

Edge

Plain

Comments

Reverse - Wreath with thirty nine laurel leaves
Obverse - Bouquet with three shamrocks, French legend

Weight: 7.4 - 7.8 g
Diameter: 26.9 - 27.0 mm
LC-38A (Br#710) No obverse bow
LC-38B (Br#712) Bow

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Numista Rarity index: 94

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