5 Cents - Elizabeth II 1st portrait

5 Cents - Elizabeth II (1st portrait) - obverse5 Cents - Elizabeth II (1st portrait) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Eastern Caribbean States
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1955-1965
Value 5 Cents (0.05 BWI$)
Currency British West Indies dollar (1935-1965)
Composition Nickel brass (79% Copper, 20% Zinc, 1% Nickel)
Weight 5 g
Diameter 21 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
899
References KM# 4,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Schön# 4
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to the right

Script: Latin

Lettering:
QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
CT

Engraver: Cecil Thomas

Reverse

The "Golden Hind", ship of Sir Francis Drake (1542-1596), corsair and English explorer

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BRITISH CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES
FIVE CENTS
5 5
1965
· EASTERN GROUP ·

Engraver: Thomas Humphrey Paget

Edge

Reeded

5 Cents - Elizabeth II (1st portrait) -  obverse

© Renato Lima (CC BY-NC)

Mint

Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1955  8 600 000 $ 0.15 $ 0.20 $ 0.20 $ 0.55 $ 0.63 $ 1.20 $ 1.40 56%
1955  2 000 0.5% Proof
1956  2 000 000 $ 0.23 $ 0.23 $ 0.69 $ 0.69 17%
1956  0.2% Proof
1960  1 000 000 $ 0.23 $ 0.57 $ 2.50 9%
1960  0.3% Proof
1962  1 300 000 $ 0.22 $ 0.46 $ 0.46 $ 0.97 11%
1962  0.3% Proof
1963  200 000 $ 0.28 4%
1963  0.10% Proof
1964  1 350 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.16 $ 0.39 12%
1964  0.3% Proof
1965  2 400 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.18 $ 0.27 $ 0.43 $ 0.75 $ 1.00 $ 1.10 41%
1965  0.5% Proof
1965  0.6% Prooflike

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