Mint Year: 1856 Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon (LCW) Mint Place: Heaton´s mint (Birmingham, UK) Condition: Certified and graded by PCGS as AU-55! Denomination: 1 Penny - Mayflower (Medal Alignment) References: Charlton NS6A1 (with LCW below the truncation of the bust), Br-875. Material: Bronze (or bronzed copper) Weight: 14.56gm Diameter: 33mm
Obverse: Diademed bust of Queen Victoria left. Engraver´s initials (LCW) beow bust truncation. Legend: VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F: D:
Reverse: Mayflower plant (the design is from a drawing by John Thompson, a Halifax botonist). Legend: PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA - ONE PANNY TOKEN
Viewed by many collectors as the most beautiful coin ever produced in Canada, the 1856 "Mayflower" token represents the first official coins produced by the Province of Nova Scotia.