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1/2 Penny Starr and Shannon
| Issuer | Starr & Shannon |
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| Year | 1815 |
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| Weight | 5.8 g |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a standing male figure of a Mi'kmaq Indigenous hunter, shown in three-quarter view facing left, holding a long spear or bow outstretched in his right hand, with a deer or caribou at his side and a dog at his feet, all rendered in moderately high relief upon a flat field. The figure stands on a ground line above which the date 1815 appears in the lower exergual area, flanked by two raised dots. The encircling legend STARR & SHANNON HALIFAX arcs across the upper periphery in bold capital letters, while the entire design is bounded by a continuous beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | HALFPENNY TOKEN NOVA SCOTIA |
| Edge | Plain or Engrailed |
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