10 Cent

1858-1901,
Schön-3, KM-3 Country Canada Years 1858-1901 Value 10 Cents Metal Silver (.9250) Weight 2.32 g Diameter 18.034 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) Several obverse varieties (which can be very difficult to distinguish) exist for different dates. These are connoted below with E1, E2, etc. 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 above date is surrounded with a wreath of two maple boughs and a crown Lettering: 10 CENTS 1858 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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