Obverse Reverse
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Obverse
ruler
Reverse
ruler
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27-year-old Queen Elizabeth II bust right
(denomination)
(date) Maple leaves encircled by dots adjacent to rim
(country)
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DEI GRATIA
ELIZABETH II REGINA
1 CENT
KG
CANADA
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KM# 50a: Canada 5 cents (1955 - 1962)
KM# 57: Canada 5 cents (1963 - 1964)
KM# 51: Canada 10 cents (1953 - 1964)
KM# 52: Canada 25 cents (1953 - 1964)
KM# 56: Canada 50 cents (1959 - 1964)
KM# 32: Canada 1 cent (1937 - 1947)
KM# 41: Canada 1 cent (1948 - 1952)
KM# 59: Canada 1 cent (1965 - 1979)

General

WCDB ID
168
Country
Flag: Canada Canada
Denomination
1 cent
Value
1⁄100 Canadian dollar (CAD)
Dates
AD1953 - 1964

Physical

Shape
Circle
Mass
3.24 g
Diameter
19.05 mm
Thickness
1.70 mm
Composition
98% Cu, 1.5% Zn, 0.5% Sn
Color
Brown / Red / Copper Brown / Red / Copper
Magnetic
No

Design

Orientation
Medallic: ↑ ↑
Edge
Plain/smooth
Tags
Bow / Ribbon Chaplet Mary Gillick Portrait of 27-Year-Old Elizabeth II Leaf

References

Wikipedia
Penny (Canadian coin)
Schön
48
Krause-Mischler
KM# 49
Numista
N# 433