5 Cents - Elizabeth II 1st portrait, dodecagonal
© eminem
Features
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Type | Common coin |
| Years | 1955-1962 |
| Value | 5 Cents 0.05 CAD = 0.038 USD |
| Metal | Nickel |
| Weight | 4.54 g |
| Diameter | 21.234 mm |
| Thickness | 1.70 mm |
| Shape | Dodecagonal (12-sided) |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| References | KM# 50a, Schön# 49a Standard Catalog of World Coins 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 facial 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 5,355,028 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | 9,399,854 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | 7,387,703 | 0.19 | |||||||||
| 1958 | 7,607,521 | 0.17 | |||||||||
| 1959 | 11,552,523 | 0.17 | |||||||||
| 1960 | 37,157,433 | 0.23 | 0.40 | 0.19 | |||||||
| 1961 | 47,889,051 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.19 | |||||||
| 1962 | 46,307,305 | 0.19 | 0.45 | ||||||||
Values in the table above are expressed in USD. They are based on evaluations by Numista users and sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as a measure, but they are not intended to be relied upon for buying, selling or exchanging coins. Numista does not buy or sell coins.
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