5 Cents - Victoria

Features

Country	Canada
Type	Common coin
Years	1858-1901
Value	5 Cents 0.05 CAD = 0.041 USD
Metal	Silver (.925)
Weight	1.167 g
Diameter	15.494 mm
Thickness	0.70 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
References	KM# 2, Schön# 2 Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag)

Obverse

The portrait in left profile of Victoria is surrounded with the inscriptions "CANADA" and "VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA" (Victoria, Queen by the grace of God)

Lettering:
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA.
CANADA

Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon

Reverse

The facial value is surrounded with two maple boughs and the crown of Queen Victoria

Lettering:
5
CENTS
1858

Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon

Edge

Reeded

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Year	Mintage
1858		Reverse with thick listel. Obverse variation: large date over the small one. Qty included below
1858	1,460,389	Reverse with thick listel, E1, small date
1870		Reverse with narrow listel, 21 leaves, E2. Qty included below
1870	2,800,000	Reverse with thick listel, E1
1871	1,400,000	Reverse with narrow listel, 21 leaves, E2
1872 H	2,000,000	Reverse with narrow listel, 21 leaves, E2
1874 H		Narrow listel, crossed 4 large date, E2. Qty included below
1874 H	1,800,000	Narrow listel, 21 leaves, E2, regular 4, small date
1875 H		Narrow listel, 21 leaves, E2, large date. Qty included above (1874 and 1875 quantities added by mistake)
1875 H		Narrow listel, 21 leaves, E2, small date. Qty included above (1874 and 1875 quantities added by mistake)
1880 H	3,000,000	Narrow listel, 21 leaves, E2, E3
1881 H	1,500,000	Narrow listel, 21 leaves, E3
1882 H	1,000,000	Narrow listel, 22 leaves, E4
1883 H	600,000	Narrow listel, 22 leaves, E5
1884	200,000	Narrow listel, 22 leaves, E5
1885		Narrow listel, 22 leaves, E5 small handled 5, Qty included below
1885	1,000,000	Narrow listel, 22 leaves, E5 large handled 5
1886		Narrow listel, 22 leaves, E5, large 6
1886	1,700,000	Narrow listel, 22 leaves, E5, small 6
1887	500,000	Narrow listel, 22 leaves, E5
1888	2,200,000	Narrow listel, 22 leaves, E5
1889		Narrow listel, 22 leaves, E5. Qty included above
1890 H	1,000,000	Narrow listel, 21 leaves, E5
1891	1,800,000	Narrow listel, 21 leaves, E5, E2
1892	860,000	Narrow listel, 21 leaves, E5, E2
1893	1,700,000	Narrow listel, 21 leaves, E2
1894	500,000	Narrow listel, 21 leaves, E2
1896	1,500,000	Narrow listel, 21 leaves, E2
1897	1,319,000	Narrow listel, 21 leaves, E2
1898	581,000	Narrow listel, 21 leaves, E2
1899	3,000,000	Narrow listel, 21 leaves, E2
1900		Narrow listel, 21 leaves, E2, small date, Qty include below
1900	1,800,000	Narrow listel, 21 leaves, E2, large date
1901	2,000,000	Narrow listel, 21 leaves, E2

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