Canada “Victory Nickel Of 1943-1945″ And Its Story

Posted by slang on January 6, 2009

This is a 12-sided Canada Victory 5-cent Piece. It was first introduced on January 1, 1943. The year 1943 coin was yellowish-brown and made from an alloy called tombac consisting of 88% copper and 12% zinc The mintage for this 1943 was 24,760,256 units.

On one side was the face of King George the Sixth.

Canada "Victory Nickel Of 1943-1945"

Canada "Victory Nickel Of 1943-1945"

However, what’s unique about this Victory 5 cent piece Canada coin is that all around the end of the inside rim on the V side were tiny, raised dots and bars, not seen on any other Canadian coin. These engraved dots and dashes are actually Morse Code. However, many thought that the dots and dashes were simply design. The dots and dashes spell out the good-luck, war efforts words:

“We Win When We Work Willingly”

Below is another 1944 Victory Coin struck using a new steel blank plated with nickel and in some cases chromium. Nickels with this reverse design were minted from 1943 to 1945, with the 1945 issue being the most commonly found, yet only the second most numerously produced. (Above 1943 coin was struck in tombac only)

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Comments

1. jessie zehner says:

   August 27, 2009 at 7:14 pm

   about 7 months ago i came across a 1943 5 cent. i got it from change, i dont usally look at the coins but the olimpic flame and the big “V” on cought my eye so i took a look closer and it was 1943 5 cents with the morus code around the edges. me personaly have never seen one like it and i was woundering how much is it worth? i still have to date.
2. slang says:

   August 28, 2009 at 5:23 pm

   Hi there,

   The 5 cent 1943 has a very high mintage of 24.76million units. From the price catalogue, the value is as follow:
   0.40(vf);0.8(ef);8.0(unc)

   Rgds
3. Ricardo says:

   January 30, 2010 at 10:47 am

   I have a 1945 V cents with king george the VI on the face. it appears to be gold. Cant find info on it. Can anybody help?
4. Ades says:

   March 12, 2010 at 12:12 am

   I have a 1945 V cents with king george the VI on the face. it appears to be told. Cant find onfo on it. Can anybody help?;