Canadian coin, Ships Colonies & Commerce, Prince Edward Island, EF+, 1835

Description

Canadian coin, Ships Colonies & Commerce, Prince Edward Island PE-10CI, EF+, 1835
Weight: 4.98 g;
Diameter: 26 mm
Condition: EF+/AU
Prince Edward Island
(
PEI
or
P.E.I.
;
French
:
Île-du-Prince-Édouard
) is a province of
Canada
consisting of the island of the same name, as well as
several much smaller islands
.
It is one of the three
Maritime Provinces
and is the smallest province in both land area and population. It is the only province of Canada to have no land boundary. The island has several informal names: "Garden of the Gulf" referring to the pastoral scenery and lush agricultural lands throughout the province; and "Birthplace of Confederation" or "Cradle of Confederation",
[4]
referring to the
Charlottetown Conference
in 1864, although PEI did not
join Confederation
until 1873, when it became the seventh Canadian province. The backbone of the economy is farming, as it produces 25% of Canada's potatoes. Historically, PEI is one of Canada's older settlements and demographically still reflects older immigration to the country, with Celtic, Anglo Saxon and French last names being overwhelmingly dominant to this day.
According to the 2011 census, the province of Prince Edward Island has 140,204 residents. It is located about 200 km north of
Halifax, Nova Scotia
and 600 km east of
Quebec City
. It consists of the main island and 231 minor islands.
[5]
Altogether, the entire province has a land area of 5,685.73 km
2
(2,195.27 sq mi).
[2]
The main island is 5,620 km
2
(2,170 sq mi) in size,
[5]
which is slightly larger than the U.S. state of
Delaware
, is the
104th-largest island in the world
, and is
Canada's 23rd-largest island
.