General

Country
Canada Flag: Canada
Denomination
5 cents
Value
0.05 Canadian dollar (CAD)
Dates
AD1963 - 1964

Physical

Shape
Circle
Mass
4.50 g
Diameter
21.21 mm
Thickness
1.80 mm
Composition
Ni
Color
Gray/Black/Silver Gray/Black/Silver
Magnetic
Yes

Design

Orientation
Medallic (↑ ↑)
Edge
Plain/smooth
Tags
Bow / Ribbon Chaplet Mary Gillick Portrait of 27-Year-Old Elizabeth II Leaf Beaver

References

Wikipedia
Nickel (Canadian coin)
Krause
KM# 57
Schön
50
Numista
403
  Obverse Reverse
I
M
A
G
E
Obverse
ruler
Reverse
ruler
D
E
S
C
R
I
P
T
I
O
N
27-year-old Queen Elizabeth II bust right
Maple leaf (denomination) Maple leaf
(designer) Beaver left on log in water encircled by dots adjacent to rim
(country)
(date)
T
E
X
T
DEI GRATIA
ELIZABETH II REGINA
5 CENTS
K·G
CANADA
S
A
M
E

D
E
S
I
G
N
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