Token

Object/Artifact

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Toronto's First Post Office

Name/Title

Token

Entry/Object ID

998.1.1-172

Tags

Currency

Description

Collection of 172 half-penny tokens; copper; obverse: St. George on horseback to right, slaying the dragon, "BANK OF UPPER CANADA" around border, rosette at beginning and end of legend; reverse: battle ax over an arrow, anchor and sword in saltire, all intercrossed in a wreath of oak leaves and entwined by a rope from anchor above two large cornucopia, surmounted by a crown accosted to right by a triangular shaped Union Jack, "BANK TOKEN - ONE HALF PENNY" around border, three rosettes separate legend; plain edge; 69 tokens dated 1850; 10 tokens dated 1852; 40 tokens dated 1854; 52 tokens dated 1857.

Dimensions

Height

2.66 cm

Width

2.79 cm

Dimension Notes

2.66 to 2.79 Ø

Update Date

July 28, 2025