5 Cents - Elizabeth II Victory Anniversary

Features

Location	Canada
Issuing entity	Royal Canadian Mint
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	2005
Value	5 Cents 0.05 CAD = USD 0.037
Currency	Canadian dollar (1858-date)
Composition	Nickel plated steel
Weight	3.95 g
Diameter	21.2 mm
Thickness	1.76 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 394
References	KM# 627, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 588 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

Canadian Military History (5th edition) - 60th Anniversary of the Victory in Europe

Obverse

Head of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 77 years of age, bare headed, wearing necklace and earrings, facing right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II D•G•REGINA
P

Unabridged legend: ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA

Translation:
Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God
P=Plated

Engraver: Susan Taylor

Designer: Susanna Blunt

Susanna Blunt is a Canadian portrait artist who designed the most recent portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the current Canadian coinage, which began in 2003. She was born in Harbin, China, the daughter of an English banker. Blunt started her studies at the Banff School of Fine Arts as a young teenager.

Reverse

Reproduction of a coin struck from 1943 till 1945: a central "V", meaning both victory and the value with the inscription "CENTS" underneath 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 "2005"

Script: Latin

Lettering: V CENTS CANADA 1945 2005 TS

Designer: Thomas Shingles

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Comments

See also

• War

• 5 Cents - George VI (Victory; steel)

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