NOVA SCOTIA COMMERCIAL PLATES
Earliest seen 1920. No legend 1920-77.
Full-size "C" prefix 1920, 1923, 1927 (despite smaller "L" on
passenger 1927). Smaller "C" prefix 1921-22, 1924-26, 1928-77.
1921 up to C999 might have full-size "C".
1927: Type 1 - 5 1/2" x 12 1/4" C3-200,
Type 2 - 5 1/2" x 14" C4-099.
No room for C2-00-00+ 1939-47. 1944 is White/Black plate.
Annual plates issued 1961-68. Passenger stickers issued 1970-80.
1920 C605 - C1040 (436) 1944 C97-14 - C98-18 (105)
1921 C1077 - C1279 (203) 1945 C1-27-40 - C1-52-85 (2,546)
1922 C-1251 - C-1800 (550) 1946 C1-27-62 - C1-90-71 (6,310)
1923 C775 - C1-881 (1,107) 1947 C25-56 - C1-93-57 (16,802)
1924 C1-193 - C1-849 (657) 1948 C21-36 - C2-12-42 (19,107)
1925 C657 - 1949 C33-69 - C2-64-36 (23,068)
1926 C1-078 - C2-487 (1,410) 1950 C39-44 - C2-79-23 (23,980)
1927 C447 - C4-099 (3,653*) 1951 C38-15 - C2-99-68 (26,154)
1928 C2-221 - C5-426 (3,206) 1952 C35-83 - C3-47-03, (31,121)
1929 C2-214 - C7-303 (5,090) C5-25-50 - C5-97-58 (7,209)
1930 C11-644 - C16-358 (4,715) 1953 C4-37-70 - C5-08-23 (7,054)
1931 C12-151 - C17-229 (5,079) 1957 C3-33-74 - C4-89-41 (15,568)
1932 C12-102 - C14-369 (2,268) 1958 C3-08-06 - C6-89-89 (38,184*)
1933 C10-207 - C18-745 (8,539*) 1959 C3-01-63 - C6-83-40 (38,178)
1934 C12-061 - C18-223 (6,163) 1960 C3-58-01 - C6-91-02 (33,302)
1935 C10-027 - C18-223 (8,197*) 1961 C4-07-79 - C6-05-38 (19,760)
1936 C11-121 - C16-626 (5,506) 1962 C4-39-74 - C7-08-06 (26,833)
1937 C11-741 - C18-715 (6,975) 1963 C3-04-98 - C6-61-32 (35,635)
1938 C13-783 - C18-555 (4,773) 1964 C3-34-63 - C6-12-85 (27,823)
1939 C13-369 - C16-368 (3,000) 1965 C3-28-92 - C6-27-36 (29,845)
1940 C8-562 - C18-286 (9,725) 1966 C3-04-25 - C6-85-11 (38,087)
1941 C46-80 - C1-83-11 (13,632*) 1967 C3-32-25 - C6-58-63 (32,639)
1942 C13-95 - C1-61-05 (14,711*) 1968 C3-00-48 - C7-40-46 (43,999)
1943 C76-13 - C1-45-77 (6,965) 1969-71 C3-00-02 - C8-51-37 (55,136)
LEGENDS 1961-68
1961, 1963, 1965, 1967 "NOVA SCOTIA '61" bottom
1962, 1964, 1966, 1968 "NOVA SCOTIA '62" top
COLORS 1961-68
1961, 1962, 1966, 1968 Black/Light Yellow
1963, 1967 Light Yellow/Black
1964 Black/Yellow
1965 Gold/Black
1972-75 BASE Blue/White, passenger design.
1972 Type 1: Non-refl. C3-00-00 - C9-99-99 (70,000 P)
1975 Type 1a C1-00-00 - C1-99-99 (10,000 P)
1975 Type 2: Refl. C2-00-00 - C2-56-28 (5,629 P)
(TOTAL 85,629 P)
1976-77 BASE Red/White, passenger design.
1976 C 19-00 - C9-87-38 (96,839 P)
1978-2024 BASE Black/Yellow, "COMMERCIAL" bottom.
1978 Type 1 10-000-A - 83-999-C (254,000 P)
Type 2 84-000-C - 93-999-C (10,000 P)
Type 3 94-000-C - 12-599-D (8,600 P)
Type 4 12-600-D - 37-519-D (24,920 S)
Type 5 37-520-D - 43-519-D (6,000 S)
(TOTAL 272,600 P, 30,920 S)
Description of Types: Type 1 - Steel, round corners, border
Type 2 - Steel, square corners, border
Type 3 - Aluminum, square corners, border
Type 4 - As Type 3, new legend dies
Type 5 - New rounded dies, no border
Revalidated with passenger (DEC) stickers.
Commercial vehicles under 5,000 kg. (11,000 lbs.) received
passenger plates as follows: New registrations 8/1/1986,
renewals 1/1/1987.
