5 Cents from Ottawa with George VI, King of Great Britain Artist: Thomas Humphrey Paget (British, 1893–1974)
Artist: Stephen Trenka
Mint: Ottawa (Canada)

1951

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Nickel

Dimensions

4.52 g, 12:00, 21.19 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001

Accession Number

2001.87.36896

Geography

Made in Ottawa, Canada

Culture

Canadian

Period

20th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: GEORGE VI DEI: GRATIA: REX, bust l.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: tall smokestack of nickel refinery at center divides CANADA at top, flanked by dual dates 1741-1951, denomination, trio of maple leaves at bottom
Provenance
Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., by 2001; transferred to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001
Object copyright
Copyright Undetermined
Additional information

Object/Work type

coins, five-cent pieces, money

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