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Bouquet Sou Collection [136778]

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Exonumia - Tokens Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
Bouquet Sou Collection  [136778]
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This item SOLD at 2021 Aug 08 @ 18:00UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Lot of fifteen Canadian tokens known as "bouquet Sou" Because of a lack of circulating coinage in lower Canada, the Bank of Montreal issued the first bouquet sou token in July 1835. They were minted in New York State, and about 500,000 pieces were created. This first bouquet sou had a floral design consisting of shamrocks, roses, thistles and ears of wheat, surrounded by an inscription saying "Trade & Commerce / Lower Canada". The reverse depicts the denomination as "Un Sous", surrounded by a laurel wreath and the legend "Bank Token Montreal". The flowers and leaves used on the obverse represented the immigrant peoples of Lower Canada, the shamrock representing Ireland, the rose for England, the thistles a symbol for Scotland, and the wheat representing the staple crop of Quebec. The next batch of these tokens issued by the Bank of Montreal included the name of the bank in place of "Bank Token Montreal". Some are issued "deux sous."

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Provenance: Benjamin Fauver Collection