LC-49A1 Lower Canada Imitation Tiffin Token Over Struck on NS-21A VF-EF (VF30) $

LC-49A1 Lower Canada Imitation Tiffin Token Over Struck on NS-21A VF-EF (VF30)

These tokens were usually struck over "Guppy" half pennies, and possibly other tokens. The portrait on the token has never been conclusively identified.

LC49A1 Variety: Token has been definitively over struck.

Obverse: Bust facing right in a military uniform, with the legend above, and laurel branches tied with a ribbon below.
Reverse: Britannia seated facing left, holding an olive branch in her right arm and a sceptre or spear in her left, with a shield bearing the Union flag at her side, a ship in the distance, laurel sprigs below, and the denomination above.

Specifications:
Composition: Copper
Weight: Approx. 8.5 g
Diameter: 28 mm
Edge: Engrailed
Die Axis: ↑↓