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Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-01-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Coins and Bank Notes
- Numismatics
- Coining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- large cent
1, record 1, English, large%20cent
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
small cent: The one-cent piece of reduced size, first adopted in Canada in 1920; a term that has meaning only in relation to its predecessor, the large cent. 1, record 1, English, - large%20cent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The large cent measured 25.4 millimeters and weighed 5.67 grams, the small cent, 19.05 millimeters and 3.24 grams. 1, record 1, English, - large%20cent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
- Numismatique
- Monnayage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grosse pièce d'un cent
1, record 1, French, grosse%20pi%C3%A8ce%20d%27un%20cent
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- grosse pièce de un cent 1, record 1, French, grosse%20pi%C3%A8ce%20de%20un%20cent
correct, feminine noun
- pièce d'un cent de grandes dimensions 1, record 1, French, pi%C3%A8ce%20d%27un%20cent%20de%20grandes%20dimensions
correct, feminine noun
- pièce de un cent de grandes dimensions 1, record 1, French, pi%C3%A8ce%20de%20un%20cent%20de%20grandes%20dimensions
correct, feminine noun
- gros sou 1, record 1, French, gros%20sou
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«De un cent» insiste sur la valeur numérique de la pièce de monnaie. 1, record 1, French, - grosse%20pi%C3%A8ce%20d%27un%20cent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
petite pièce d'un cent : De 1876 à 1920, le Canada a eu de «gros sous» comme pièce de un cent; en 1920, on commença à frapper des «petits sous», pièces au diamètre du cent actuel. 1, record 1, French, - grosse%20pi%C3%A8ce%20d%27un%20cent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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