Canada - Fichas comerciais e históricas de cobre-tokens - Commemorative token





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Three copper trade tokens dating from the late 18th to early 19th century, originating in the United Kingdom and Canada, in good condition and not official government coins.
Description from the seller
As three pieces presented in the image are not official government circulating coins, but rather copper commercial and historical tokens originating from the United Kingdom and Canada, minted between the late eighteenth century and the early nineteenth century. Below are the details and identification of each piece:
1. Lower Canada Commercial Token (Top)
Inscription: "AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE / BAS CANADA".
Type: Popularly known as a "Bouquet Sou".
Origin: Province of Lower Canada (present-day Quebec), issued mainly during the 1830s by private banks (such as Banque du Peuple) to supply the severe shortage of low-denomination coins in the region.
Design: Features a bouquet with heraldic floral symbols (such as the rose, the thistle, the shamrock and the wheat) tied by a ribbon.
2. Conder Token "For General Convenience" (Left)
Inscription: "FOR GENERAL CONVENIENCE".
Type: Halfpenny Conder Token.
Origin: Middlesex, England, minted around 1797.
Design: Displays a right-facing bust of a knight in armor and helmet with a crest. The reverse of these tokens typically depicts Britannia seated.
3. George III Token (Right)
Inscription: "GEORGIUS III D.G. REX..." (George III, By the Grace of God, King).
Type: This is a contemporaneous imitation or token of monetary evasion from the late eighteenth century.
Origin: Great Britain.
Design: Bears the laureate profile bust of King George III of the United Kingdom. During this period, the extreme scarcity of genuine copper coins led merchants and private manufacturers to mass-produce their own pieces with the simplified monarch’s effigy to facilitate daily trade.
Seller's Story
As three pieces presented in the image are not official government circulating coins, but rather copper commercial and historical tokens originating from the United Kingdom and Canada, minted between the late eighteenth century and the early nineteenth century. Below are the details and identification of each piece:
1. Lower Canada Commercial Token (Top)
Inscription: "AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE / BAS CANADA".
Type: Popularly known as a "Bouquet Sou".
Origin: Province of Lower Canada (present-day Quebec), issued mainly during the 1830s by private banks (such as Banque du Peuple) to supply the severe shortage of low-denomination coins in the region.
Design: Features a bouquet with heraldic floral symbols (such as the rose, the thistle, the shamrock and the wheat) tied by a ribbon.
2. Conder Token "For General Convenience" (Left)
Inscription: "FOR GENERAL CONVENIENCE".
Type: Halfpenny Conder Token.
Origin: Middlesex, England, minted around 1797.
Design: Displays a right-facing bust of a knight in armor and helmet with a crest. The reverse of these tokens typically depicts Britannia seated.
3. George III Token (Right)
Inscription: "GEORGIUS III D.G. REX..." (George III, By the Grace of God, King).
Type: This is a contemporaneous imitation or token of monetary evasion from the late eighteenth century.
Origin: Great Britain.
Design: Bears the laureate profile bust of King George III of the United Kingdom. During this period, the extreme scarcity of genuine copper coins led merchants and private manufacturers to mass-produce their own pieces with the simplified monarch’s effigy to facilitate daily trade.

