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Hudson Bay Company trading token
Hudson Bay Company trading token. 1/2 Beaver. The obverse displays the Hudson Bay Company arms within oak branches and the motto: 'PRO PELLE CUTEM'. The reverse displays the inscription, 'HB EM 1/2
NB'. The 'E.M.' Eastmain (ie E.side of James Bay). NB is a die cutters error it should read MB.
NB'. The 'E.M.' Eastmain (ie E.side of James Bay). NB is a die cutters error it should read MB.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2759 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token |
| Display location: | Display - Polar Worlds Gallery |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1857 or later |
| Exhibition: | North-West Passage; Voyagers |
| People: | Co, Hudson Bay |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 26 mm |
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