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thousand times the current value of this medium, the facility that it 

 gives to such transactions, and the difficulty and limited opportunity of 

 interchange of commodities, without such medium we arrive at its 

 inestimable worth, and that it is truly the least costly boon provided 

 by our government. 



APPENDICES. 



APPENDIX A. 



Descriptive List of Canadian Bank Tokens. 



1. Un ISou Tokens. 



1 Obv. BANK TOKEN, MONTREAL : A wreath composed of laurel leaves to 



the left and a palm branch to the right enclosing un | sous. 

 Rev. TRADE & AGRICULTURE, LOWER CANADA; an emblematic bouquet com- 

 posed of roses, rose lf>aves, thistles, shamrocks, maple leaves and ears 

 of wheat. Size 28 millimetres. 

 Four minor varieties. 



2 Oiv. BANK OF MONTREAL TOKEN ; Wreath as last, enclosing UN | sous. 

 Ifev. !^ame as last. Size 28 m. 



Four varieties. 



3 Oiv. BANQUE DU PEUPLE. MONTREAL; wreath of maple leaves enclosing 



UN I SOU. 

 Rev. AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE, BAS CANADA ; a bouquet similar in composi- 

 tion, but different in arrangement. Size 27 m. Edge milled. 



Two varieties. The 'execution especially of the wreath is much 

 inferior to the last two. 



4 Ohv. Same inscription as on last, but the wreath is composed of five large 



maple leaves, and there is a small Phrygian cap to the right and a star 

 to the left of the wreath. 

 Rev. AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE, BAS-CANADA ; a bouquet similar in composi- 

 tion to No. 1, but differing still more than the last in arrange- 

 ment ; one large maple leaf is its most prominent feature. Size 27 

 m. Edge slightly milled. 



The stars and phrygian cap were introduced, no doubt, by Arnault » 

 the maker, who was a Frenchman, at the suggestion of the accountant 

 of the bank, who sympathized with the movement then being agitated 

 for the independence of Lower Canada. From this the coin is known 

 as " The rebellion token." 



