Timeline

• 25.10.1787
• Law [Cap. 9 (28 Geo III)] on the rating of English silver coins at: English Crown of 5 Shillings at 66 Pennies; effective on immediately
• 21.07.1812
• Law [Cap. 1 (52 Geo III)] in the issuance of treasury notes; effective immediately (issuance began on 10.09.1812)
• around 1823
• Resolution of the provincial government on the issuance (first series) of copper tokens of 1, ½ Penny of the accounting currency; issuance began during 1823
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• 04.04.1836
• Law [Cap. 41 (6 Will IV)] on the rating of gold coins in the accounting currency; effective immediately:
  - Gold: British Sovereign at 25 Shillings; Spanish Doubloon (8 Spanish Escudos) at 80 Shillings.
• around 1840
• Resolution of the provincial government on the issuance (second series) of copper tokens of 1, ½ Penny of the accounting currency; issuance began during 1840
• 19.03.1842
• Law [Currency Act, Cap. 8 (5 Vict)] on the rating of foreign coins in the accounting currency; effective immediately:
  - Gold: British Sovereign at 25 Shillings; Spanish Doubloon (8 Spanish Escudos) at 80 Shillings
  - Silver: British Shilling at 15 Pennies; Spanish Dollar (8 Spanish Reals) at 62½ Pennies.
• around 1856
• Resolution of the provincial government on the issuance (third series) of copper tokens of 1, ½ Penny of the accounting currency; issuance began during 1856

Timeline

• 15.04.1859
• Law [Cap. 24 (22 Vict)] on the adoption of the decimal currency system based on the Nova Scotia Dollar of 5 Shillings; effective 01.01.1860. Adapted ratings:
  - Silver: British Crown of 1.20 Nova Scotia Dollars
  - Gold: 1 British Sovereign at 5 Nova Scotia Dollars.
• around 1861
• Start of issuance of subsidiary coins of 1, ½ Cent
• 14.04.1871
• Canadian law [Uniform Currency Act, Cap 4 (34 Vict)] on the adoption of the Canadian Dollar at a rate of 73 Canadian Dollars = 75 Nova Scotia Dollars; effective 30.06.1871

Valuation Regimes

• 1860-1871
• Fixed rate against British Pound