Colony of Saint John's Island (1769-1799), Colony of Prince Edward Island (1799-1873), Province of Prince Edward Island (1873-present)
British Colony (1767-1873), Province of Canada (1873-present)
Location: Maritime Canada
Capital City: Port-La-Joie (1769-1770), Charlottetown (1770-present)
Government type: British Colony (1767-1873), Province of Canada (1873-present)
Main languages: English, French
Main religions: Christianity
Chronology
1769: Saint John's Island separated from Nova Scotia
1799: Renamed Prince Edward Island
1851: Self-government granted
1873: Joins Canada
Currency
Pound (1790-1871)
1 Pound = 20 Shillings = 240 Pence
Dollar (1871-1873)
1 Dollar = 100 Cents
Coins from Prince Edward Island in the collection
•1/2 Penny, 1830-1835 (King William IV (1830-1837), copper, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), CCT#PE-10)
•1/2 Penny, 1857 (Queen Victoria (1837-1901), copper, CCT#PE-7C4)
•1/2 Penny, 1860 (Queen Victoria (1837-1901), copper, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), CCT#PE-5B1)
•1 Cent, 1855 (Queen Victoria (1837-1901), copper, CCT#PE-6A1)
•1 Cent, 1871 (Queen Victoria (1837-1901), bronze, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#4)
Note: Despite PEI not using a decimal currency system in 1855, Charlottetown merchant James Duncan had a series of "one cent" tokens produced in 1855, the first decimal currency in Canada. It would be equal to 2.4 Pence. It didn't really catch on due to being confusing to use with the existing pound-shilling-pence system.