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Colony of Nova Scotia

British colony in North America prior to Canadian Confederation in 1867.

Kind: colony
Region: North America, North America
Recorded period: 1713 – 1867

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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Cent from Nova Scotia, Canada, 1861

1861

Bronze coin. Obverse: bust with laurel wreath of Queen Victoria facing left. Reverse: within two tied branches, a crown, beneath which is the year. As legend, value designation at top and country designation at bottom. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5148B; its record gives mate…

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