1900 canada Bronze LARGE CENT

1900 Canada Large Cent – Queen Victoria

The 1900 Canadian Large Cent represents the final year of the 19th century and one of the last issues of Canada's classic Victorian-era copper coinage. Struck during the reign of Queen Victoria, this historic cent is part of the popular Canadian Large Cent series produced from 1858 through 1920.

The obverse features a left-facing portrait of Queen Victoria, designed by Leonard Charles Wyon, surrounded by the inscription “VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA.” The reverse displays a decorative wreath surrounding the denomination “ONE CENT,” with “CANADA” above and the date 1900 below.

As a turn-of-the-century issue, the 1900 Canadian Large Cent offers collectors a connection to Canada's monetary history at the close of the Victorian era.

Specifications:

• Country: Canada

• Year: 1900

• Denomination: 1 Cent

• Composition: Bronze (95.5% Copper, 3% Tin, 1.5% Zinc)

• Weight: 5.67 grams

• Diameter: 25.4 mm

• Designer: Leonard Charles Wyon

• Catalog: KM#3

A historic turn-of-the-century Canadian copper coin and a wonderful addition to any collection of early Canadian decimal currency.