5 Cents - George VI dodecagonal, tombac, Canada

Main information

Country:
Canada
Years of Minting:
1942
Period:
n/a
Coin Type:
Standard circulation coin
Edge:
Smooth
Shape:
Dodecagonal (12-sided)
Technique:
Milled
Mint:
Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa, Canada (1908-date)

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Reverse

Description:

A beaver, over the inscription CANADA, is surrounded with the face value, flanked on both sides by a maple leaf.

Engraver:

Thomas Shingles

Designer:

George Kruger Gray

Obverse

Description:

Head of King George VI facing left.

Engraver:

Thomas Shingles

Designer:

Thomas Humphrey Paget

Edge

Description:

Smooth

Obverse:

GEORGIVS VI D:G:REX ET IND:IMP:

Reverse:

5 CENTS CANADA 1942 K.G.

Composition

Tombac (Cu 88%, Zn 12%)

Size

Weight:4.54 g
Diameter:21.234 mm
Thickness:1.7 mm
Edge:Smooth

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5 Cents - George VI dodecagonal, tombac, Canada

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