1 Cent - George VI (without ET IND:IMP:)
Canada • 1 Cent • Bronze (.980 Cu, .005 Sn, .015 Zn) • 1948–1952
- Denomination
- 1 Cent
- Issuer
- Canada
- Struck
- 1948–1952
- Composition
- Bronze (.980 Cu, .005 Sn, .015 Zn)
- Currency
- Dollar
- Weight
- 3.24 g
- Diameter
- 19.05 mm
- Catalog refs
- KM 41 · Schön 40
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Where it came from
The 1948 Canadian one-cent coin is a significant transitional piece in numismatic history, necessitated by the geopolitical shifts following India's independence in 1947. Prior to this, Canadian coinage bore the Latin inscription 'ET IND: IMP:'—meaning 'and Emperor of India'—as part of King George VI's formal titles. Once India gained its independence, the title was rendered obsolete, requiring a rapid update to the royal titles on the obverse of all British Commonwealth coinage.
This specific issue is highly prized by collectors for its relative scarcity compared to the 1947 'maple leaf' variety. The redesign was carried out by the Royal Canadian Mint, which removed the reference to the Indian Empire while retaining the iconic maple leaf design on the reverse by G.E. Kruger Gray. The resulting coins are markers of a shrinking British Empire and stand as a pivotal bridge between the colonial era of Canadian currency and the eventual modernization of the monarchy's representation on its coinage.
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