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Paper money - Lower Canada currency. Quarter-dollar and half-dollar bills | McCord Museum
Monnaie du Bas-Canada. Billets de trente sous et d’un écu
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Monnaie du Bas-Canada. Billets de trente sous et d’un écu
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Paper money

Lower Canada currency. Quarter-dollar and half-dollar bills
Date ca. 1835
Dimensions1 textual record ; 23.1 x 34.2 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Exchange Media
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberM15816
DivisionArchives - Textual Archives
CollectionMcCord

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