5 Cents In the name of George VI; End of World War II

Features

Issuer	Canada
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	2020
Value	5 Cents 0.05 CAD = USD 0.036
Currency	Dollar (1858-date)
Composition	Nickel plated steel
Weight	5.4 g
Diameter	21.2 mm
Shape	Dodecagonal (12-sided)
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 581379
References	KM# 2901b Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

75th Anniversary of the End of World War II.

Obverse

Head of King George VI facing left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
GEORGIVS VI D:G:REX ET IND:IMP:
HP

Unabridged legend: GEORGIVS VI DEI GRATIA REX ET INDIA IMPERATOR

Translation: George VI, by the grace of God, King and Emperor of India

Designer: Thomas Humphrey Paget

Reverse

A central "V", meaning both victory and the value flanked by two maple leaves, on which is superimposed a torch, with the country name above, on the left the date "1945" and on the right "2020"

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CANADA
1945 2020
CENTS

Designer: Thomas Shingles

Edge

Plain

Mint

Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa, Canada (1908-date)

Comments

Nickel-plated-steel proof from the 2020 Special Edition Silver Dollar Proof Set

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
2020			20 000									Proof

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