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50 Cents - George V
| Issuer | Newfoundland |
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| Year | 1911-1919 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#12 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the denomination FIFTY CENTS centred in the field, with the date of issue immediately below, all enclosed within a decorative wreath composed of paired branches tied at the base. The issuer name NEWFOUNDLAND arches along the upper rim legend. On issues struck at Ottawa, the mintmark C appears adjacent to the date. The entire design is contained within a beaded border at the periphery. |
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Newfoundland maintained its own coinage system until Confederation in 1949, and the 50-cent piece was its largest circulating silver denomination. The 1911 issue marked the transition from Edward VII to George V coinage, though the new obverse went through an episode common to early George V issues across the Empire: the "godless" portrait, lacking "DEI GRA" in the legend, was used in 1911 before public and ecclesiastical objection forced a corrected obverse for subsequent years.
The series runs through 1919, after which no further 50-cent pieces were struck for Newfoundland until 1936.