1943 NEWFOUNDLAND 5 CENTS – GEORGE VI
£25.00
A 1943 Newfoundland 5‑cent piece struck in .800 silver, featuring the crowned portrait of King George VI with the legend GEORGIVS VI D:G:REX ET IND:IMP: and the plain value‑and‑date reverse. A wartime silver issue from Newfoundland’s final years as an independent Dominion.
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The 1943 Newfoundland 5 Cents is part of the final phase of Newfoundland’s pre‑Confederation coinage, minted while the Dominion was still a separate political entity. Struck in .800 silver, this wartime issue features the distinctive crowned portrait of King George VI and the clean, uncluttered plain value reverse — a hallmark of Newfoundland’s small‑silver denominations.
Obverse
Crowned portrait of King George VI facing left, with the Latin legend: GEORGIVS VI D:G:REX ET IND:IMP: (George VI, by the Grace of God, King and Emperor of India)
Reverse
A simple, uncluttered layout, with:
- NEWFOUNDLAND above
- 5 CENTS centrally
- 1943 below
Historical Notes
- Struck during the Second World War.
- Part of Newfoundland’s final independent coinage before joining Canada in 1949.
- Highly collectable due to its distinctive crowned obverse and historical context.
- One of the last .800 silver 5‑cent coins issued in North America.
Specifications
- Country: Newfoundland
- Denomination: 5 Cents
- Year: 1943
- Monarch: George VI
- Metal: .800 Silver
- Weight: 1.36 g
- Diameter: 15.5 mm
- Edge: Reeded
- Obverse: Crowned bust of King George VI left
- Obverse Legend: GEORGIVS VI D:G:REX ET IND:IMP:
- Reverse: Plain, denomination with NEWFOUNDLAND and date
- Mintage: 351,666
- Classification: Pre‑Confederation Newfoundland silver
- Catalogue References: KM: 17, Charlton: NF‑5¢‑1943
SEO Tags: Newfoundland, 5 cents, 1943, George VI, .800 silver, Wartime coinage, Pre‑Confederation, Canadian numismatics, Commonwealth silver
