50 Cent Canada Silver Victoria (1819 - 1901)

1870-1901,
Schön-7, KM-6 Country Canada Years 1870-1901 Value 50 Cents Metal Silver (.925) Weight 11.62 g Diameter 29.72 mm
Obverse The portrait in left profile of Victoria is surrounded with the inscriptions “CANADA” and “VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA” (Victoria, Queen by the grace of God) Note: a variety of different obverse-designs of the Queen’s effigy were used on this coin, each with subtle differences. The coins below are marked for cases where obverse design varies in the same year. Lettering: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA. CANADA Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon Leonard Charles Wyon was a British engraver of the Victorian era most notable for his work on the gold and silver coinage struck for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887 and the bronze coinage of 1860 with the second head portrait, in use from 1860 to 1894. Reverse The facial value is surrounded with two maple boughs and a crown Lettering: 50 CENTS 1871 H Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon Leonard Charles Wyon was a British engraver of the Victorian era most notable for his work on the gold and silver coinage struck for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887 and the bronze coinage of 1860 with the second head portrait, in use from 1860 to 1894.