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Great Seal Deputed for Lower Canada under George IV 1820-30

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:400.00 CAD Estimated At:500.00 - 700.00 CAD
Great Seal Deputed for Lower Canada under George IV 1820-30
Issued in 1828. Obverse : SIGIL. PROV. NOS. CAN. INF. Tree to left, with large branch cut off, representing the division of the two Canadas. To right, a stylized depiction of the harbour of Quebec City. In Exergue : AB IPSO DUCIT OPES ANIMUSQUE FERRO (" It derives power and courage from the steel itself"), Reverse : The Royal arms. GEORGIUS QUARTUS DEI GRATIA BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR. 106 mm. 82 grams.