1812, Canada, Nova Scotia. Nice Copper "Trade & Navigation" ½ Penny Token. aXF!
Mint Year: 1812 Denomination: ½ Penny Token Reference: Charlton NS-19a1. R! Condition: A large edge-hit at 8:30 o'clock, scattered nicks in fields and light deposits, otherwise about XF! Material: Copper Diameter: 28mm Weight: 9.97gm
Obverse: Togate female allegoric figure, seated on trade-goods, holding olive-spray in right hand and caduceus in left hand. Legend: TRADE & NAVIGATION Exergue: 1812 Reverse: Inscriptions in three lines (HALF / PENNY / TOKEN) Legend: . PURE COPPER PREFERABLE TO PAPER
Nova Scotia (/ˌnoʊvə ˈskoʊʃə/; Latin for "New Scotland"; French: Nouvelle-Écosse; Scottish Gaelic: Alba Nuadh) is one of Canada's three maritime provinces, and one of the four provinces that form Atlantic Canada. Its provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the second-smallest of Canada's ten provinces, with an area of 55,284 square kilometres (21,300 sq mi), including Cape Breton and another 3,800 coastal islands. As of 2016, the population was 923,598. Nova Scotia is Canada's second-most-densely populated province, after Prince Edward Island, with 17.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (45/sq mi).