UNITED_STATES 

KM 112

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
 5 cents 21.2 5.0 1.95 Reeded Copper-Nickel Coin
Obverse Reverse

Woman's head, symbolizing Liberty inside of ring from 13 stars. Below - the year of minting.

13 stars represent the original Thirteen Colonies that rebelled against the British crown and became the first states in the Union.

The inscription along the rim. In the center: "V" inside of wreath.

The Liberty Head nickel, sometimes referred to as the V nickel due to its reverse design, was an American nickel five-cent piece. Officially, it was minted from 1883 to 1912.