5 Cents - Elizabeth II 1st portrait, dodecagonal
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Features
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1955-1962 |
| Value | 5 Cents 0.05 CAD = 0.035 USD |
| Currency | Canadian dollar (1858-date) |
| Composition | Nickel |
| Weight | 4.54 g |
| Diameter | 21.234 mm |
| Thickness | 1.70 mm |
| Shape | Dodecagonal (12-sided) |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| References |
KM#
50a, Standard Catalog of World Coins
Schön#
49a by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Weltmünzkatalog
by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag) |
Obverse
The portrait in right profile of Elizabeth II, when she was 27 years old, is surrounded with the inscription "ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA" (Elizabeth II, Queen by the grace of God)
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
M·G·
Mary Gillick was a sculptor best known for her effigy of Elizabeth II used on coinage in the United Kingdom and elsewhere from 1953 to 1970.
Reverse
A beaver, over the inscription "CANADA", is surrounded with the face value, flanked on both sides by a maple leaf. One major variation: Smaller beaver, minted for the last time in 1950.
Lettering:
5 CENTS
K·G
CANADA
1962
Edge
Smooth
© Cyrillius
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 5,355,028 | 0.14 | 0.32 | 0.62 | 17% | |||||||
| 1956 | 9,399,854 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 0.29 | 0.42 | 21% | ||||||
| 1957 | 7,387,703 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.34 | 1.38 | 19% | |||||
| 1958 | 7,607,521 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.22 | 0.38 | 4.40 | 19% | |||||
| 1959 | 11,552,523 | 0.03 | 0.16 | 0.24 | 0.93 | 24% | ||||||
| 1960 | 37,157,433 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 0.34 | 1.46 | 45% | |||||
| 1961 | 47,889,051 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.24 | 0.97 | 49% | |||||
| 1962 | 46,307,305 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.28 | 0.92 | 49% | ||||
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