Canada Large One Cent 1916 1917 1918 Bronze 25.5mm KM#21 Three Coin Lot King George V

1916-1918 KM#21 - 1 Cent George V with "DEI GRA"

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Features 1 Cent - George V with "DEI GRA"

Location Canada

Issuing entity Royal Canadian Mint

King George V (1910-1936)

Type Standard circulation coin

Years 1912-1920

Value 1 Cent

0.01 CAD = USD 0.0075

Currency Canadian dollar (1858-date)

Composition Bronze (Cu 95%, Sn 4%, Zn 1%)

Weight 5.67 g

Diameter 25.5 mm

Thickness 1.6 mm

Shape Round

Technique Milled

Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑

Number N# 437

References KM# 21, Schön# 19

Obverse

Bust of King George V, wearing a crown, facing left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:

GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: REX ET IND:IMP:

B. M.

Unabridged legend: GEORGIUS V DEI GRATIA REX ET INDIA IMPERATOR

Translation: George V, King and Emperor of India by the grace of God

Engraver: Edgar Bertram MacKennal

Reverse

The face value, accompanied with the inscription "CANADA", is encircled with maple leaves wrapped around a vine

Script: Latin

Lettering:

ONE

CENT

CANADA

1916 1917 1918

Engraver: W.H.J. Blakemore

Edge

Plain

Mint

Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa, Canada (1908-date)

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George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.

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World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. It was fought between two coalitions, the Allies (primarily France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States) and the Central Powers (led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire). Fighting occurred throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died as a result of genocide, while the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war.