BEAUTIFUL HISTORICAL AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE, BAS CANADA, BANQUE DU PEUPLE UN SOU

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Fantastic historical BANQUE DU PEUPLE
Copper UN SOU, ND (ca 1838.)
The coin is identified as Breton 716, Charlton LC-4A2, Courteau 14, Haxby-Willey 129, KM Tn3, LeRoux 509, McLachlan 102, Numista 8417, Willey 689. The coin is about 27 mm across, and weighs about 9 g.
A bit of history. The chronic shortage of small coins during the first half of the 19th century gave rise to a series of attractive copper tokens known as "bouquet sous." In 1835 the Governor of Lower Canada granted the Bank of Montreal the authority to issue copper tokens of good weight to meet the need for small change. The front side of the tokens showed a bouquet of roses, thistles, shamrocks and wheat and the reverse carried the denomination, "Un Sou," hence the name "bouquet sous." In 1836 the Bank of Montreal was permitted to add its name to the legend on the reverse. In 1837 La Banque du Peuple was also authorized to issue "bouquet sous."
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