Canada twenty-five cents with IND IMP and without

Description

25 Cents - George VI
with IND:IMP:
©
Heritage Auctions
Features
Location
Canada
Issuing entity
Royal Canadian Mint
King
George VI (
1936-1952
)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1937-1947
Value
25 Cents
0.25 CAD = USD 0.19
Currency
Canadian dollar (
1858-date
)
Composition
Silver (.800) (.800 silver .200 copper)
Weight
5.83 g
Diameter
23.62 mm
Thickness
1.61 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N
# 371
References
KM
# 35,
Schön
# 35
Obverse
The portrait of King George VI surrounded with the inscription "GEORGIVS VI D:G:REX ET IND:IMP"
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
GEORGIVS VI D:G:REX ET IND:IMP:
HP
Unabridged legend:
GEORGIUS VI DEI GRATIA REX ET INDIA IMPERATOR
Translation:
George VI, King and Emperor of India by the grace of God
Engraver:
Thomas Humphrey Paget
Reverse
A caribou is accompanied with the face value and surrounded with the inscription "CANADA".
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
CANADA 1947
25
Cents
25 Cents - George VI
w/o IND:IMP:
©
Heritage Auctions
Features
Location
Canada
Issuing entity
Royal Canadian Mint
King
George VI (
1936-1952
)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1948-1952
Value
25 Cents
0.25 CAD = USD 0.19
Currency
Canadian dollar (
1858-date
)
Composition
Silver (.800) (.800 silver .200 copper)
Weight
5.83 g
Diameter
23.62 mm
Thickness
1.58 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N
# 370
References
KM
# 44,
Schön
# 43
Obverse
The portrait in left profile of George VI is surrounded with the inscription "GEORGIVS VI DEI GRATIA REX" (George VI, King by the grace of God).
In an attempt to improve the appearance of the obverse on this coin, a slightly larger, lower relief portrait was developed and used on the coins from 1951-1952. The two varieties, High Relief (HR) and Low Relief (LR) can be distinguished by looking at where the 'A' in 'GRATIA' points:
HR: 'A' points to a denticle
LR: 'A' points between two denticles
Recently, the LR for 1951 has been found to have only been issued for Prooflike coins and NOT for circulation ones.
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
GEORGIVS VI DEI GRATIA REX
HP
Unabridged legend:
GEORGIUS VI DEI GRATIA REX
Engraver:
Thomas Humphrey Paget
Reverse
A caribou is accompanied with the face value and surrounded with the inscription "CANADA".
Notice that the Bluenose was also considered for the 25 cents coin. It was finally chosen for the 10 cents.
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
CANADA 1949
25
Cents
H
Engraver:
Emanuel Otto Hahn
Edge
Reeded
© Walter_Scott
Mint
Royal Canadian Mint
, Ottawa, Canada (1908-date)
Comments
H
Engraver:
Emanuel Otto Hahn
Edge
Reeded
Mint
Royal Canadian Mint
, Ottawa, Canada (1908-date)