Token - La Presse 100,000 (Montreal, Quebec) ND (1908) front Token - La Presse 100,000 (Montreal, Quebec) ND (1908) back
Token - La Presse 100,000 (Montreal, Quebec) ND (1908) photo
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Token - La Presse 100,000 Montreal, Quebec ND

1908 year
Copper 10.6 g 32 mm
Description
Location
Canada
Type
Medals › Advertising medallions
Year
1908
Composition
Copper
Weight
10.6 g
Diameter
32 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#134559
Rarity index
89%

Reverse

This token gave the right to participate in a draw (price unknown). A horseshoe and the number in incuse. You had to read the newspaper to see if this number had been drawn.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
VOYEZ SI VOTRE NUMERO EST DANS LA PRESSE
28814
·BONNE CHANCE·

Comment

The Press is a Montreal daily newspaper that was created in 1884. This daily newspaper still exists, now exclusively on digital platform.