1 Cent - Victoria

€989.00
IssuerPrince Edward Island
Year1871
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cent (0.01)
CurrencyDollar (1871-1873)
CompositionBronze (.95 copper, .04 tin, .01 zinc)
Weight5.67 g
Dimensions25.4 mm
Thickness1.42 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Leonard Charles Wyon
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#4
Obverse descriptionPortrait of queen Victoria
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringVICTORIA QUEEN 1871
Reverse descriptionDrawn from the island`s seal.It shows a large oak, symbol of England, over three oak seedlings which are the symbol of the island`s three counties. Around it, the Latin sentence `PARVA SUB INGENTI`, meaning `The small beneath the great`.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPRINCE EDWARD ISLAND PARVA SUB INGENTI ONE CENT
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Mintage1871  - - 2 000 000
1871  - Proof -
Catalog ID1786236530
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