Great Britain/Canada 1/2 Penny (Evasion Token) 1790s Lower Canada, Bank du People / Bank of Montreal. about VF

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1790s, UK/Canada. Copper Evasion Halfpenny Token Coin. A-438.

Mint Period: ca. 1790
References: Atkins 438, KM-.
Denominations: Halfpenny (Evasion Token)
Condition: Wekly struck, otherwise about VF for issue!
Material: Copper
Weight: 5.27gm
Diameter: 27mm


Obverse: Helmetted and armored bust of Sir Bevois right.
Legend: Sr. BEVOIS SOUTHAMPTON

Reverse: Crowned harp.
Legend: * NORTH * - * WALES *



An evasion halfpenny was a type of imitation coin created to avoid prosecution for forgery by being similar to, but not an exact copy of, the official coinage. These tokens often featured altered legends or portraits to circumvent laws designed to protect official currency, which was a common practice when there was a shortage of small change. They are collectable today for their historical significance, with examples from Great Britain and Ireland being particularly well-known.



Bevis of Hampton (Old French: Beuve(s) or Bueve or Beavis de Hanton(n)e; Anglo-Norman: Boeve de Haumtone; Italian: Buovo d'Antona) or Sir Bevois was a legendary English hero and the subject of Anglo-Norman, Dutch, French, English, Venetian, and other medieval metrical chivalric romances that bear his name. The tale also exists in medieval prose, with translations to Romanian, Russian, Dutch, Irish, Welsh, Old Norse and Yiddish.

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