Coin: copper alloy cent

Museum number:
2-34860
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020034860
Alternate number:
23 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Victorian Canadian one cent piece, minted 1859 in Birmingham. Obverse: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA / CANADA - queen's bust facing left, laurel in hair. Reverse: ONE CENT / date - circled by wreath of leaves.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Canada
Production place:
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Culture or time period:
British Historic
Materials:
Copper alloy
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
1859
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: copper alloy cent, accession number 2-34860, described as Victorian Canadian one cent piece, minted 1859 in Birmingham. Obverse: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA / CANADA - queen's bust facing left, laurel in hair. Reverse: ONE CENT / date - circled by wreath of leaves.

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