Canada New Brunswick 5 Cents Silver Coin 1864 Queen Victoria
Five Cents of Queen Victoria of 1864
Obverse: Laureated head of Queen Victoria.
Legend: " VICTORIA D: G: REG." Exergue: "NEW BRUNSWICK."
Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon
Reverse: "5 CENTS," and the date of the year of issue, surrounded by a wreath, between the tops of which is a crown (State Crown of George I, Great Britain).
Lettering: 5 CENTS 1864
Edge: Reeded
Years: 1862-1864
Value: 5 Cents
Metal: Silver (.9250)
Weight: 1.162 g
Diameter: 15.49 mm
Shape: Round
New Brunswick dollar
The dollar was the currency of New Brunswick between 1860 and 1867. It replaced the pound at a rate of 4 dollars = 1 pound (5 shillings = 1 dollar) and was equal to the Canadian dollar. The New Brunswick dollar was replaced by the Canadian dollar at par when New Brunswick entered the Canadian Confederation.Coins were issued between 1861 and 1864 in denominations of ½, 1, 5, 10 and 50 cent. The ½ and 1 cent were struck in bronze, the others in silver.