Coin
Item Information
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- Coin
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Coins - Canadian - A) one cent copper, Canada 1919 George V B) one cent copper, unreadable C) small, unreadable The first coin on display is a Canadian one cent from 1919. The heads side of the coin depicts English King George V with the phrase "Georgivs V Dei Gra Rex Et Ind:Imp" (George V by the grace of God King of England and Dominions and Emperor of India). The reverse side of the coin contains the phrase, "One Cent Canada 1919" surrounded by a wreath on the rim. English King George V is depicted on the coin because, even though Canada had attempted to declare itself as a separate entity from the United Kingdom on July 1, 1867 with the British North America Act of 1867, the British Dominion was created to keep the British Influence. Being under the British Dominion meant that the British government would give the colonies more independence (such as Canada acquiring its first Prime Minister as their Head of Government), but the former territories would still recognize the that the British government still had influence over them to certain degree (such as having laws similar to those in the United Kingdom and still recognizing the English Monarch as their Head of State (Head of Government meaning the individual with the highest person with the most political power to carry out executive orders while the Head of State holds significantly less political power and is primarily involved in ceremonial duties)). Other former British territories that identify or have identified under the British Dominion include Ireland, Australia, and India. The United States has never identified itself under the British Dominion because it seceded from the United Kingdom prior to the creation of the British Dominion in said British North America Act. Despite a movement to attempt to lose the Dominion title (such as the Canada Act of 1982, which stated that the Canadian Constitution could have laws that differed from that in the British Constitution), it still remains in the Dominion and still to this day views the English Monarch as their Head of State. The second coin on display is unfortunately faded past the point of recongition. The third coin on display is apparently of Arabic origin, however not much else is known about it. The front side contains some Arabic text, while the reverse side would just contain the reverse text which was engraved onto the front side of the coin.
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Objects/Artifacts
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Coin
- Location:
- Arlington Historical Society
- Collection (local):
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Arlington Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
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Coins
- Link to Item:
- https://arlingtonhistorical.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/25331C13-0C4B-4092-9DD5-475369322344
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- Notes (date):
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0-1919
- Identifier:
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1924.11.8 A,B&C
25331C13-0C4B-4092-9DD5-475369322344
