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"Godless" coinage [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
DEF

A reference to Canadian decimal coinage of 1911 which broke a tradition set during the previous two reigns of Victoria and Edward VII in which the Latin phrase "DEI GRATIA" (or an abbreviation of it) was included in the monarch's titles. Omission of the phrase on the 1911 issues aroused public criticism during which the coins were labelled "Godless".

Key term(s)
  • Godless coinage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
DEF

Désignation de l'ensemble des pièces canadiennes frappées en 1911, à l'effigie de Georges V, mais sans la mention «DEI GRATIA» dans les titres du roi; cette omission a été réparée en 1912.

Key term(s)
  • monnaie impie
  • monnaie sans Dieu

Spanish

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