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National Currency Collection

Canada, Hudson's Bay Company, 1/2 made beaver : 1857

Item Details

Categorization

Collection
Token
Class
Semi-monetary
Name
Commercial
Form
Circulating

Locations

Country
Canada
District
Eastmain District

Denominations

1/2 made beaver

Dates

Issuing date
1857

Authorities

Issuing authority
Hudson's Bay Company

Designs

Subject
Fur trade token

Measurements

Object

Horizontal
62.9mm
Vertical
64.4mm
Weight
62.4g

Materials

Object
Brass

Object
Wood