1 Cent - George VI

€1,021.00
IssuerNewfoundland
Year1938-1947
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cent (0.01 NFD)
CurrencyDollar (1865-1949)
CompositionBronze (Cu 95.5%, Sn 3%, Zn 1.5%)
Weight3.24 g
Dimensions19.05 mm
Thickness1.55 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Percy Metcalfe
Reverse: W.J. Newman
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#18
Obverse descriptionA crowned portrait of King George VI facing left
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGEORGIVS VI DEI GRA. REX ET IND. IMP.
(Translation: George VI, By the grace of God, King and Emperor of the Indies)
Reverse descriptionA purple pitcher plant (the island`s emblematic insectivore plant) in the center divides date and denomination below
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringNEWFOUNDLAND 1938 ONE CENT
EdgePlain
MintRoyal Mint (Tower Hill), London,United Kingdom (1810-1975)
1940-1942 no mintmark
Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa,Canada (1908-date)
C
Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa,Canada (1908-date)
Mintage1938  - Struck in London - 500 000
1938  - Struck in London; Proof -
1940  - Struck in Ottawa - 300 000
1940  - Struck in Ottawa; Proof -
1940  - Struck in Ottawa; Re-engraved date -
1941 C - Struck in Ottawa - 827 662
1941 C - Struck in Ottawa; Re-engraved -
1942  - Struck in Ottawa - 1 996 889
1943 C - Struck in Ottawa - 1 239 732
1944 C - Struck in Ottawa - 1 328 776
1947 C - Struck in Ottawa - 313 772
1947 C - Struck in Ottawa; Proof -
Catalog ID1722311450
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