King George V Coinage
These coins were issued between 1911 and 1936.
- 1 cent: This coin was issued in 1913, 1917 (C), 1919-20 (C), 1929, and 1936.
- 5 cents: This coin was struck the same years as dimes, plus 1929.
- 10 cents: This coin was issued in 1912, 1917, and 1919. All but 1912 have C mintmarks.
- 20 cents: The 20 cent coin was issued for the last time in 1912, due to confusion with the Canadian 25 cent coin.
- 25 cents: This was a two year type introduced in 1917 and 1919 to supersede the Newfoundland 20 cent coins. The Newfoundland 25 cent coins were interchangeable with the Canadian 25 cent coins, which was in common circulation in Newfoundland, even though Canadian coins were not legal tender in Newfoundland.
- 50 cents: This short-lived series was struck in 1911, and 1917-19. The 1917-19 coins have C mint marks below the date.
Read more about this topic: Coins Of The Newfoundland Dollar
Famous quotes containing the words king george, king, george and/or coinage:
“When the Prince of Wales [later King George IV] and the Duke of York went to visit their brother Prince William [later William IV] at Plymouth, and all three being very loose in their manners, and coarse in their language, Prince William said to his ship’s crew, “now I hope you see that I am not the greatest blackguard of my family.””
—Horace Walpole (1717–1797)
“I have seen in this revolution a circular motion of the sovereign power through two usurpers, father and son, to the late King to this his son. For ... it moved from King Charles I to the Long Parliament; from thence to the Rump; from the Rump to Oliver Cromwell; and then back again from Richard Cromwell to the Rump; then to the Long Parliament; and thence to King Charles, where long may it remain.”
—Thomas Hobbes (1579–1688)
“The finest eloquence is that which gets things done; the worst is that which delays them.”
—David Lloyd George (1863–1945)
“Designs in connection with postage stamps and coinage may be described, I think, as the silent ambassadors on national taste.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)