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Detailed information about Coin: Five Cents 1894 from British Honduras
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| Country | British Honduras | Currency | British Honduras Dollar | ||||||
| Face value | 5 (x Cent) | Type | Five Cents (Silver) | ||||||
| Year | 1894 | Current | No (demonetised 1981) | ||||||
| Mintage | 128,000 (128000) | ||||||||
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| Material | 0.925 Silver | Designer | George W. de Saulles | ||||||
| Monarch | Queen Victoria | Effigy | Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Young crowned head) | ||||||
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Round | ||||||
| Size (mm) | Thickness (mm) | ||||||||
| Mass (g) | 1.1620 | ||||||||
| Obverse | Diademed head of Queen Victoria facing left (portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon); around, VICTORIA QUEEN. |
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| Obverse inscription | VICTORIA QUEEN | ||||||||
| Reverse | At centre within a circle of beads in two lines, 5 / CENTS; around within three compartments, BRITISH HONDURAS 1894. |
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| Reverse inscription | 5 CENTS BRITISH HONDURAS 1894 | ||||||||
| Edge | Milled | Edge inscription | None | ||||||
| Variety | Mintage | Details |
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| Proof | None (included in main number) | (hover mouse for text) |
Proof Coin - 5 Cents, British Honduras (Belize), 1894 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair Notes: Proof. source |
Proof Coin - 5 Cents, British Honduras (Belize), 1894 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair Notes: Proof. source |
Coin - 5 Cents, British Honduras (Belize), 1894 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair source |
Coin - 5 Cents, British Honduras (Belize), 1894 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair source |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | British Honduras KM# 7 |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Coin description | link | |
| Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mint | ||
| Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mintage | ||
| Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Varieties | Proof |
| Museums Victoria: Proof Coin - 5 Cents, British Honduras (Belize), 1894 | Museums Victoria: Coin - 5 Cents, British Honduras (Belize), 1894 |
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| Royal Mint Bullion |