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1911,
KM-16, Schön-15 Country Canada Year 1911 Value 5 Cents Metal Silver (.9250) Weight 1.167 g Diameter 15.494 mm Obverse The portrait in left profile of George V is surrounded with the inscription "GEORGIVS V REX ET IND:IMP" (George V, King and Emperor of India) Lettering: GEORGIVS V REX ET IND:IMP: Engraver: Edgar Bertram MacKennal Sir Edgar Bertram Mackennal, KCVO, usually known as Bertram Mackennal, was an Australian sculptor, most famous for designing the coinage and stamps bearing the likeness of King George V. Signature: "BM". Reverse The facial value, accompanied with the inscription "CANADA", is surrounded with two maple boughs and a crown Lettering: 5 CENTS CANADA 1911 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.

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