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¼ Made Beaver - Hudson's Bay Company

¼ Made Beaver - Hudson's Bay Company - obverse¼ Made Beaver - Hudson's Bay Company - reverse

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Features

Location Canada
Firma emitująca Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson
Type Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens
Year 1857
Composition Mosiądz
Weight 4.5 g
Diameter 24.7 mm
Thickness 1.2 mm
Shape Okrągły
Technique Frezowana
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
353409
References CCT# FT-3
Charlton Press (publisher). Canadian Colonial Tokens. Charlton Press (13 volumes).
, Gingras# 220a
Larry Gingras; 1975. Medals Tokens and Paper Money of the Hudson's Bay Company. Canadian Numismatic Research Society.

Obverse

Herb Kompanii Zatoki HudsonaAutomatically translated

Script: łaciński

Reverse

Napis i nominałAutomatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
HB
E M
1/4
N B

Edge

TrzcinaAutomatically translated

Comments

(en) Weight varies: 3.9-4.5 g
Diameter varies: 24.6-24.7

Made to facilitate trade between the natives and trader at the Eastmain district

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1857) 

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