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HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY - Eastern Arctic

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:250.00 CAD Estimated At:500.00 - 600.00 CAD
HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY - Eastern Arctic
SOLD
400.00CAD+ (80.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2021 Nov 20 @ 19:41UTC-5 : EST/CDT

Buyer’s Premiums will be added on all items as per the Terms & Conditions of the sale. Invoices will be emailed out following the Coin Cabinet Collector Show.
Uniface tokens, incuse. Have initials HBC and denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100. Dimensions are 44 sq, and round 20, 26, 32, 38 and 45mm. The tokens were issued in 1946 to familiarize the Eskimo with the decimal system. The 1 represented value of one white fox pelt, the standard of trade in the Arctic. Gingras 285, a, b, c, d., & e. 6 Pcs. EF/AU.