1 Cent Fisheries and Agriculture

Prince Edward Island's 1855 cent was struck in London by Heaton's Mint as part of a broader colonial coinage initiative, issued years before Confederation made such provincial currencies redundant. The island's legislature had pushed for a distinctive local coinage partly to combat the chronic shortage of small change that plagued retail trade — American cents, worn halfpennies, and merchant tokens had been filling the gap for decades.

Production was contracted in two known die pairings, documented under the Breton and CCT references. The issue circulated until well after 1873, when PEI joined Confederation and Dominion coinage gradually displaced it.