Description
QUEBEC Montreal Bridge Token (1808) De Repentigny A L'Isle De Montreal On Lachesnaye (translation: From Repentigny To Island Of Montreal Or Lachesnaye) / Cheval (Horse), Charlton BT-15, Breton #544 Very Fine holed and with scratches
The earliest bridge tokens are the famous Bout de L'Isle tokens, struck in 1808 and used to pay tolls across a series of bridges connecting the east end of Montreal Island (the Bout de L'Isle) with the mainland via Isle Bourdon. The charge for a horse (Cheval), or beast of burden was ten pence. The tokens were in use for a very short period of time as the bridges were carried away by ice in the spring of 1808.
The earliest bridge tokens are the famous Bout de L'Isle tokens, struck in 1808 and used to pay tolls across a series of bridges connecting the east end of Montreal Island (the Bout de L'Isle) with the mainland via Isle Bourdon. The charge for a horse (Cheval), or beast of burden was ten pence. The tokens were in use for a very short period of time as the bridges were carried away by ice in the spring of 1808.
