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1 Cent - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait, light type
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 1980-1981 |
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| Thickness | 1.45 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | At centre, a twig bearing two maple leaves on a common stem, designed by George Kruger Gray, rendered in fine detail with prominent veining. The denomination 1 CENT appears above the maple device, while the national inscription CANADA is positioned below. The date appears integrated within the legend, and the engraver's initials K·G are discreetly placed at lower right within the field. |
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The "light type" designation refers to a mid-production modification to the working dies, resulting in shallower relief across the design — a change made to extend die life as the RCM pushed output volumes higher heading into the early 1980s. Within two years, Canada abandoned bronze cents entirely, switching to copper-plated zinc in 1982 to cut material costs as copper prices climbed.