Location |
Canada
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Issuing entity | Royal Canadian Mint |
King |
George VI (1936-1952)
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Type | Standard circulation coin |
Years | 1948-1950 |
Value | 5 Cents 0.05 CAD = USD 0.037 |
Currency | Canadian dollar (1858-date) |
Composition | Nickel |
Weight | 4.54 g |
Diameter | 21.234 mm |
Thickness | 1.7 mm |
Shape | Dodecagonal (12-sided) |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Number | N# 408 |
References |
KM# 42, ![]() And 5 more volumes. ![]() And 2 more volumes. |
Head of King George VI facing left.
Script: Latin
Lettering: GEORGIVS VI DEI GRATIA REX
Translation: George VI King by the grace of God
Designer:
Thomas Humphrey Paget
A beaver, over the inscription "CANADA", is surrounded with the face value, flanked on both sides by a maple leaf
Script: Latin
Lettering:
5 CENTS
CANADA
1948
Smooth
© Cyrillius
The legend was modified because India got its independence in 1947. Diameter specifications identical to the tombac coins.
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Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
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1948 | 1 810 789 | $ 0.03 | $ 0.54 | $ 0.94 | $ 2.70 | $ 9.70 | $ 55 | 24% | |||||
1949 | 13 037 090 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.28 | $ 0.54 | $ 0.88 | $ 2.20 | $ 6.70 | 69% | ||||
1950 | 11 950 520 | $ 0.04 | $ 0.18 | $ 0.40 | $ 0.44 | $ 0.84 | $ 0.85 | $ 39 | 63% |
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