Today on Gus’ Gear is is going to be a short post, I apologize for being late, this is the first time I have not had a prepared post. One thing about collecting is that we can learn new things every day, and a few weeks ago, while going through different currencies of the period, I learned that Newfoundland was not part of Canada until well after the Second World War. Newfoundland had their own currency, although it was tied to the Canadian dollar and the coins bore the likeness of King George V on the front but with Newfoundland and the denomination on the back. On July 1st 1916, Newfoundland Regiment took part in the opening of the Battle of the Somme with and attack at Beaumont-Hamel with casualties that were nearly 90%. Newfoundland had a population of slightly less than a quarter million people and sent 12,000 soldiers to France.
King George V is on the front of the 1 cent, 5 cents, 10 cents, 20 cents, 25 cents and 50 cents.
From the left, 1 cent 1914, 5 cents 1912, 10 cents 1917, 20 cents 1912, 25 cents 1917 and 50 cents 1917.