Province of Lower Canada (1791-1841), Republic of Lower Canada (1837-1838)
British Colony (1791-1841), Rebel Republic (1837-1838)
Location: Southern Quebec
Capital City: Quebec City, Napierville (Rebels, 1837-1838)
Government type: British Colony (1791-1841), Provisional Government (1837-1838)
Main languages: French, English
Main religions: Catholic Christianity
Chronology
1791: Old Province of Quebec split into Francophone Lower Canada and Anglophone Upper Canada
1837-1838: Rebels led by Robert Nelson declare short-lived Republic of Lower Canada at Napierville
1841: United with Upper Canada to become the province of Canada East within the united Province of Canada
Currency
Pound (1805-1841)
1 Pound = 20 Shillings = 240 pence = 480 Sous
Coins from Lower Canada in the collection
•1/2 Penny, 1814 (King George III (1760-1820), copper, CCT#LC-54C2) Likely backdated and struck later
•1/2 Penny, 1816 (King George III (1760-1820), copper, Montreal (exact producer unknown), CCT#LC-12)
•1/2 Penny, 1825 (King George IV (1820-1830), copper, CCT#LC-53A1)
•1/2 Penny, 1837 (Queen Victoria (1837-1901), copper, City Bank of Montreal, CCT#LC-8A1)
•1 Sou, 1838 (Queen Victoria (1837-1901), copper, Belleville Mint (Belleville, NJ), CCT#LC-5A1)
•1 Penny, 1837 (Queen Victoria (1837-1901), copper, City Bank of Montreal, CCT#LC-9A2)