The 1857 Bank of Upper Canada One Penny token is a pre-Confederation copper coin issued during a severe shortage of small change in British North America.
Key Specifications & Design
Issuer: Bank of Upper Canada (United Province of Canada)
Denomination: One Penny
Composition: Copper
Weight & Diameter: 15.5 to 16.0 grams, with a diameter of 33.0 to 33.4 mm and 3 mm thickness
Mints: Struck by Heaton & Sons (Birmingham) and the Royal Mint (London)
Obverse Design: St. George mounted and helmeted, slaying a dragon, surrounded by the legend "BANK OF UPPER CANADA" and the date 1857
Reverse Design: Crowned shield of Upper Canada surrounded by oak leaves (or martial/maritime emblems like an anchor and crossed standards) with the text "BANK TOKEN ONE PENNY"
The 1857 Bank of Upper Canada One Penny token is a pre-Confederation copper coin issued during a severe shortage of small change in British North America.
Key Specifications & Design
Issuer: Bank of Upper Canada (United Province of Canada)
Denomination: One Penny
Composition: Copper
Weight & Diameter: 15.5 to 16.0 grams, with a diameter of 33.0 to 33.4 mm and 3 mm thickness
Mints: Struck by Heaton & Sons (Birmingham) and the Royal Mint (London)
Obverse Design: St. George mounted and helmeted, slaying a dragon, surrounded by the legend "BANK OF UPPER CANADA" and the date 1857
Reverse Design: Crowned shield of Upper Canada surrounded by oak leaves (or martial/maritime emblems like an anchor and crossed standards) with the text "BANK TOKEN ONE PENNY"
