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© Mark240590
½ Penny success to navigation and trade
1815 year| Copper | 7.9 g | 27.6 mm |
| Issuer | Nova Scotia (Canadian provinces) |
|---|---|
| Type | Token |
| Year | 1815 |
| Value | ½ Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound (1812-1860) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 7.9 g |
| Diameter | 27.6 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#82284 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 71% |
Reverse
Ship sailing right, legend around.
Script: Latin
Lettering: SUCCESS TO NAVIGATION & TRADE
Engraver: Thomas Halliday
Edge
Plain
Comment
Weight: 7.4 - 8.4gDiameter: 27.6 - 27.7mm
NS-23A1 - 2 upper laurel leaves & large flag.
NS-23A2 - 2 upper laurel leaves & small flag.
NS-23A3 - 1 upper laurel leaf & large flag.
NS-23A4. - 1 upper laurel leaf & small flag.
Nova Scotia depended on shipbuilding and trade with Great Britain, the United States, and the West Indies and these tokens were readily accepted.
Interesting fact
The A Token ½ Penny coin from Nova Scotia (Canadian provinces) made of Copper weighing 7.9 g has an interesting fact that it was used as a currency in the province of Nova Scotia in 1815, and it was the first coin to be minted in Canada.
