Canada Newfoundland 5 Cents 1946 King George VI
Obverse: Left portrait of crowned King George VI
Lettering: GEORGIUS VI DEI GRA. REX ET IND. IMP.
Engraver: Percy Metcalfe
Reverse: "Newfoundland" typed in semi-circle above the facial value, date underneath.
Lettering: NEWFOUNDLAND 5 CENTS 1946 C
Engraver: George William de Saulles
Years: 1938-1943
Value: 5 Cents
Metal: Silver (.925)
Weight: 1.166 g
Diameter: 15,49 mm (The diameter is 15,69 mm for 1938 only, from 1940 to 1943 it was slightly reduced to 15,49 mm)
Thickness: 0.93 mm
Shape: Round
Edge: Reeded
Newfoundland five cents
Work on the coinage tools for the Newfoundland five-cent coin began after the one-cent coin, so the coin has no legend. The first pattern is derived from the New Brunswick obverse with Newfoundland substituted for New Brunswick.George VI 1938-1947
There was much debate as to whether the government of Newfoundland would keep producing a silver five cent coin or adopt a nickel five cent coin. Due to a strong conservative element, the decision was made to change only the cent. The reverse design was continued while the obverse had the effigy that was the standard portrait for the British colonial coinages.
The 1946 coin had the lowest mintage of any five cent coin. Published official mint reports, as well as unpublished mint accounting records, do not indicate any mintage of the five cent coin during 1946. The speculation is that the 1946 coin was actually minted in 1947. Therefore, the figures for 1946 and 1947 are considered unofficial.
Specifications
Designer: Percy Metcalfe
Engraver: George W. DeSaulles
Weight: 1.17 grams
Diameter (1938): 15.69 mm
Diameter (1940-1947): 15.49 mm
Composition (1938-1944): .925 silver, .075 copper
Composition (1945-1947): .800 silver, .200 copper
Mintages
Date and Mint Mark Mintage
1938 100,000
1940 C 200,000
1941 C 612,641
1942 C 298,348
1943 C 351,666
1944 C 286,504
1945 C 203,828
1946 C 2,041
1947 C 38,400