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1 Dollar - 1911 Lead pattern
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 1911 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing draped bust of King George V wearing an imperial crown, with elaborate military or ceremonial dress visible at the shoulder. The effigy is rendered in high relief and occupies the majority of the obverse field. The circular legend reads GEORGIVS V DEI GRA REX ET IND IMP, distributed around the periphery of the coin. The portrait is the work of engraver William Henry James Blakemore and reflects the official coinage portrait style adopted for Canadian issues of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: REX ET IND:IMP: (Translation: George V, by the Grace of God, King and Emperor of India) |
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The 1911 Canadian dollar pattern series emerged from a genuine plan to introduce a dollar coin under George V, newly crowned that year. Twelve pattern strikes were produced — some in silver, some in lead — as production trials. Parliament ultimately declined to authorize the denomination, and the dollar coin would not enter regular Canadian circulation until 1935.
The lead examples were working trials, not presentation pieces. KM#P16 is among the rarest documented Canadian patterns by surviving population.