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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

Specifications

Edge Treatment
Reeded edge

Measurements

Object

Diameter
27.3mm
Weight
6.91g

Materials

Object
Brass