1 cent – Prince Edward Island
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Context
Face Value: 1 cent
Year: 1871
Country: Canada
Issuer: Prince Edward Island
Ruler: Victoria
Currency:
(1871—1873)
Demonetized: Yes
Total mintage: 2,000,000
Material
References
KM: #
Numista: #989
Obverse
Description:
Young Queen Victoria, facing left.
Inscription:
VICTORIA QUEEN
1871
1871
Translation:
VICTORIA QUEEN
1871
1871
Script: Latin
Designer: Leonard Charles Wyon
Reverse
Description:
Based on the island's seal, it features a large oak (England) over three seedlings (its counties), encircled by the Latin motto "PARVA SUB INGENTI" ("The small beneath the great").
Inscription:
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
PARVA SUB INGENTI
ONE CENT
PARVA SUB INGENTI
ONE CENT
Translation:
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
THE SMALL UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE GREAT
ONE CENT
THE SMALL UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE GREAT
ONE CENT
Script: Latin
Designer: Leonard Charles Wyon
Edge
Plain
Mints
| Name | Mark |
|---|---|
| Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham | — |
Mintings
| Year | Mint Mark | Mintage | Quality | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | — | 2,000,000 | ||
| 1871 | — | — | Proof |
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