Ten Cents 1939, Coin from British Honduras

Ten Cents 1939, Coin from British Honduras (demonetised 1981)

Coin	Ten Cents 1939

Mint	Royal Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	20,000
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Obverse
Crowned head of the King facing left; around, GEORGE VI KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA; below the neck truncation in small letters the artist's initials PM (for Percy Metcalfe).

Obverse Inscription	GEORGE VI KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA

Reverse
At centre within a circle of beads in two lines, 10 / CENTS; around within three equal compartments, BRITISH HONDURAS 1939.

Reverse Inscription	10 CENTS BRITISH HONDURAS 1939

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

Ten Cents 1939: Known varieties

Variety	Proof
Mintage	Issued: unknown (included in total)

Ten Cents 1939: References to Information Used

Source	Edition	About	Link	Notes
Museums Victoria Collections	2016	Coin description	link
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Mint
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Mintage
Museums Victoria Collections	2016	Varieties	link	Proof
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Varieties		Proof

All (16) coins of type: Ten Cents

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
Ten Cents 1894	126,000	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Young crowned head)	VICTORIA QUEEN
Ten Cents 1918	10,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGE V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Ten Cents 1919	10,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGE V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Ten Cents 1936	30,050	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGE V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Ten Cents 1939	20,000	King George VI - Crowned Head	GEORGE VI KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Ten Cents 1942	10,000	King George VI - Crowned Head	GEORGE VI KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Ten Cents 1943	20,000	King George VI - Crowned Head	GEORGE VI KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Ten Cents 1944	30,000	King George VI - Crowned Head	GEORGE VI KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Ten Cents 1946	10,000	King George VI - Crowned Head	GEORGE VI KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Ten Cents 1956	100,000	Portrait by Cecil Thomas	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Ten Cents 1959	100,000	Portrait by Cecil Thomas	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Ten Cents 1961	50,000	Portrait by Cecil Thomas	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Ten Cents 1963	50,000	Portrait by Cecil Thomas	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Ten Cents 1964	60,000	Portrait by Cecil Thomas	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Ten Cents 1965	400,000	Portrait by Cecil Thomas	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Ten Cents 1970	unknown	Portrait by Cecil Thomas	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND

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Ten Cents 1939: Details

Country	British Honduras
Currency	British Honduras Dollar
Coin Type	Ten Cents (Silver)
Issued	1939
Monarch	King George VI
Effigy	King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Face Value	10 (x Cent)
Total Mintage	20,000
Current	No; demonetised 1981
Material	0.925 Silver
Designer	George W. de Saulles
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Mass	2.3240 g
OCC ID	DRMK-GEZA-CMYB-ONXQ

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Ten Cents 1939: Photos

Image	Details
	Proof Coin - 10 Cents, British Honduras (Belize), 1939 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair Notes: Proof. Source
	Proof Coin - 10 Cents, British Honduras (Belize), 1939 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair Notes: Proof. Source
	British Honduras 1939 10 cents Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auction Galleries Notes: Proof. Source
	British Honduras 1939 10 cents Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auction Galleries Notes: Proof. Source

Ten Cents 1939: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	British Honduras KM# 23

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