1871 Canada 50 Cent Queen Victoria Coin ICCS Graded VG-10

1871 Canada 50 Cent Queen Victoria Coin ICCS Graded VG-10

In 1867, the British parliament passed The British North America Act, 1867 (now known as the Constitution Act, 1867), uniting the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into a single country. Coins of the three former colonies continued to circulate until 1870, with all being legal tender throughout the country. As other colonies subsequently joined Canada, they dropped their colonial coinage and adopted the national Canadian currency.

In 1870, the first national coinage of the Dominion of Canada was issued in denominations of 5¢, 10¢, 25¢, and 50¢. A 1¢ coin was not issued until 1876. The designs were standardized with the head of Queen Victoria on the obverse, value and date with a crowned maple wreath reverse, except for the 1¢ coin, which had on its reverse a maple vine circlet.

Obverse

Coin depicts the design of Queen Victoria with the Latin inscription:
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA CANADA meaning "Victoria, by the Grace of God, The Queen."

Reverse

The coin design depicts a maple wreath, date and value.

Note: The photo of this item is the actual coin in ICCS graded envelope.

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