Token

Object/Artifact

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Toronto's First Post Office

Name/Title

Token

Entry/Object ID

998.2.1-103

Tags

Currency

Description

Collection of 103 penny tokens; 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; 19 tokens dated 1850; 5 tokens dated 1852; 32 tokens dated 1854; 47 tokens dated 1857.

Dimensions

Height

3.3 cm

Width

3.33 cm

Dimension Notes

3.3 to 3.33 Ø

Update Date

July 28, 2025