fwo_242320 - NEWFOUNDLAND 5 Cents Georges VI 1945
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Item sold on our e-shop (2011)
Price : 15.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2011)
Price : 15.00 €
Type : 5 Cents Georges VI
Date: 1945
Quantity minted : 203828
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 800 ‰
Diameter : 18 mm
Edge : striée
Coments on the condition:
monnaie nettoyée / cleaned
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : GEORGIVS VI DEI GRA. REX ET IND IMP..
Obverse description : tête couronnée à gauche de Georges VI.
Reverse
Reverse legend : NEWFOUNDLAND.
Reverse description : valeur faciale et date entourée d’une ornementation.
Commentary
En 1497, l’explorateur Jean Cabot prit possesion de Terre-Neuve au nom de la Couronne d’Angleterre. La colonie reçut le statut de dominion en 1907 en même temps que le Nouvelle-Zélande. Ce n’est qu’en 1949 suite à un référendum que Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador rejoignit la confédération canadienne..
In 1497, explorer John Cabot seized Newfoundland for the English Crown. The colony received dominion status in 1907, along with New Zealand. It was not until 1949, following a referendum, that Newfoundland and Labrador joined the Canadian Confederation.
In 1497, explorer John Cabot seized Newfoundland for the English Crown. The colony received dominion status in 1907, along with New Zealand. It was not until 1949, following a referendum, that Newfoundland and Labrador joined the Canadian Confederation.