Lower Canada 1 Penny token, 1812 – 1814

1 Penny from Lower Canada. Issued from 1812 to 1814. Struck in Copper. Measures 34.2 mm and weighs 17.3 g.

Obverse

Laureate and draped bust of George III right, H on the truncation; oak-branches at sides; the H is over the first numeral of the date.

Reverse

Commerce seated left on a bale, holding scales and cornucopia; in the distance, a ship; H (sideways) on the ground at right, the third ear o corn from the top points to O, date below

Edge

Engrailed or reeded