1 Cent - George V with "DEI GRA"

1 Cent - George V (with "DEI GRA") - obverse1 Cent - George V (with "DEI GRA") - reverse


Features

IssuerCanada 
KingGeorge V (1910-1936)
TypeStandard circulation coin
Years1912-1920
Value1 Cent (0.01 CAD)
CurrencyCanadian dollar (1858-date)
CompositionBronze (Cu 95%, Sn 4%, Zn 1%)
Weight5.67 g
Diameter25.5 mm
Thickness1.6 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
NumberN# 437 
ReferencesKM# 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: GEORGIVS 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
1912

Engraver: William Henry James Blakemore 

Edge

Plain

1 Cent - George V (with "DEI GRA") -  obverse

Mint

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