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1938 Issue
1938
Copper
0.1042 oz
0.1042 oz
500,000 minted
1 cent CAD
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Newfoundland 1 Cent 1938

1938

A 1938 copper 1 cent weighing 0.1042 oz (3.24g), 19.05 mm diameter. Reverse: The reverse features a pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea), Newfoundland's floral emblem, with 'ONE CENT' and 'NEWFOUNDLAND' inscribed around the design — a new smaller-format reverse introduced under George VI. Mintage: 500,000.

Metal Copper
Weight 0.1042 oz (3.24 g)
Mintage 500,000
Denomination 1 cent
Diameter 19.05 mm
Edge Plain
Finish Circulation
Series George VI Era (1937-1952)
Obverse Thomas Humphrey Paget
Reverse Leonard Charles Wyon
Est. Value $5-$25 CAD depending on grade
Status Available
Identification Tips
Small bronze coin, 19.05mm diameter. Plain edge. Pitcher plant reverse. 'NEWFOUNDLAND' legend. Smaller than the earlier large cents.
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Collector Research Notes

The reverse features a pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea), Newfoundland's floral emblem, with 'ONE CENT' and 'NEWFOUNDLAND' inscribed around the design — a new smaller-format reverse introduced under George VI.

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