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10 Cents - Victoria Reverse Trial
| Issuer | Newfoundland (Canadian provinces) |
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| Year | 1882 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Within an ornate circular frame of scrollwork and floral devices, the denomination '10 CENTS' is displayed in two lines across the centre of the field, with the date '1882' inscribed below, and a mintmark 'H' beneath the date. The octagonal flan bears a decorative beaded or dotted border following the perimeter of each flat side. The overall design serves as a reverse trial piece, presenting only the denominational and date elements without a royal portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | 10 CENTS 1882 H |
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Trial pieces for Newfoundland's decimal coinage were produced in London at the Royal Mint, and lead strikings of this type were part of the internal approval process for reverse die verification — not intended for circulation or public distribution. The Ch#NF-20 designation places this within Charlton's recognized trial sequence for the Victorian Newfoundland series, where lead was the standard material for reverse-only die tests before the approved silver coinage was struck for the colony.
Newfoundland maintained its own distinct coinage separate from the Canadian federal series until Confederation's monetary pressures finally ended that independence in 1949.