1854 Bank of Upper Canada Half Penny - 1/2 Penny Bank Token - VF/XF Condition - 1854 Bank Token One Half Penny - 1854 Canadian Large Cent

This listing is for one 1854 Bank of Upper Canada Half Penny Bank Token, as pictured. Great condition, great addition to a collection. The Fascinating History of the Bank of Upper Canada: In 1850, the Bank of Upper Canada received the right to issue a coinage due to a severe coin shortage. The coinage consisted of 1/2 Penny and 1 Penny Bank Tokens. The obverse of the coins carried a representation of St. George slaying the dragon based on Benedetto Pistrucci's gold sovereign coinage design. The reverse of the coins carried the then obsolete Coat-of-Arms of Upper Canada. The 1850 issue was struck at the Royal Mint, London, but the coins did not arrive in Canada until 1851. Some of the 1d. pieces bear a dot between the tips of the cornucopias, but the significance of this is unknown. The letters "R.K. & Co." is not a mintmark. It is the mark of Rowe, Kentish and Company of London, the agents the Bank of Upper Canada used to place their coin orders. The Bank of Upper Canada was estab