- Newfoundland five cents
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Work on the coinage tools for the Newfoundland five cent coin began after the one cent coin, so the coin has no legend. The first pattern is derived from the New Brunswick obverse with Newfoundland substituted for New Brunswick. [1]
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Queen Victoria Laureated Portrait, 1865-1896
Specifications
Years Designers Engraver Composition Weight Diameter 1865-1876 Leonard C. Wyon Leonard C. Wyon .925 silver, .075 copper 1.18 grams 15.49 mm Mintages
Year and Mint Mark Mintage 1865 80,000 1870 40,000 1872H 40,000 1873 40,000 1876H 20,000 1880 40,000 1881 40,000 1882H 60,000 1885 16,000 1888 40,000 1890 160,000 1894 160,000 1896 400,000 Edward VII 1903-1908
The obverse for this denomination is that of the Dominion of Canada coins. The reverse, a new design, by George W. DeSaulles, was one of the last coinage designs before his death. [2]
Mintages
Date and Mint Mark Mintage 1903 100,000 1904H 100,000 1908 400,000 George V 1912-1929
The obverse is the same as for the Dominion of Canada issue and the reverse is the same as the Newfoundland Edward VII issue. [3]
Specifications
Designer Engraver Composition Weight (1912) Weight (1917-1929) Diameter (1912) Diameter (1917-1929) Sir E.B. MacKennal George W. DeSaulles .925 silver, .075 copper 1.18 grams 1.17 grams 15.49 mm 15.69 mm Mintages
Date and Mint Mark Mintage 1912 300,000 1917C 300,319 1919C 300,000 1920C 100,844 1929 300,000 George VI 1938-1947
There was much debate as to whether the government of Newfoundland would keep producing a silver five cent coin or adopt a nickel five cent coin. Due to a strong conservative element, the decision was made to change only the cent. The reverse design was continued while the obverse had the effigy that was the standard portrait for the British colonial coinages. [4]
The 1946 coin had the lowest mintage of any five cent coin. Published official mint reports, as well as unpublished mint accounting records, do not indicate any mintage of the five cent coin during 1946. The speculation is that the 1946 coin was actually minted in 1947. Therefore, the figures for 1946 and 1947 are considered unofficial. [5]
Specifications
Designer Engraver Composition (1938-1944) Composition (1945-1947) Weight Diameter (1938) Diameter (1940-1947) Percy Metcalfe George W. DeSaulles .925 silver, .075 copper .800 silver, .200 copper 1.17 grams 15.69 mm 15.49 mm Mintages
Date and Mint Mark Mintage 1938 100,000 1940C $2.50 1941C 612,641 1942C 298,348 1943C 351,666 1944C 286,504 1945C 203,828 1946C 2,041 1947C 38,400 References
- ^ Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, p. 38, W.K. Cross, 60th Edition, 2006
- ^ Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, p. 40, W.K. Cross, 60th Edition, 2006
- ^ Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, p. 41, W.K. Cross, 60th Edition, 2006
- ^ Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, p. 41, W.K. Cross, 60th Edition, 2006
- ^ Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, p. 41, W.K. Cross, 60th Edition, 2006
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