Canada, 1837 AD., province of Lower Canada, Halfpenny Token, KM TN 6.

Canada, province of Lower Canada, 1837 AD.,
Halfpenny Token (28 mm / 8,67 g), mintage 240,000 ,
Obv.: PROVINCE DU BAS CANADA / UN - SOU , a Canadian man standing half right, wearing traditional clothes.
Rev.: BANK - TOKEN / 1837 / HALF PENNY , coat of arms of the city of Montreal, on ribbon: BANQUE - DU PEUPLE.
KM TN 6 .

A so called Habitant Token. A token with strong symbolism for French-Canadians, this token portrays a Canadian habitant in traditional winter clothing. The reverse showed the arms of the city of Montreal with the name of one of the four participating banks on the ribbon (City Bank, Quebec Bank, La Banque du Peuple, and Bank of Montreal).