General

WCDB ID
173
Country
Flag: Canada Canada
Denomination
5 cents
Value
1⁄20 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)
Schön
50
Krause-Mischler
KM# 57
Numista
N# 403

Related Coins

Previous Date
KM# 50a (1955 - 1962)
Next Date
KM# 60.1 (1965 - 1981)
Concurrent
1 cent : KM# 49 (1953 - 1964)
10 cents : KM# 51 (1953 - 1964)
25 cents : KM# 52 (1953 - 1964)
50 cents : KM# 56 (1959 - 1964)