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| I M A G E |
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| D E S C R I P T I O N |
Elizabeth II bust right
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Designer: Mary Gillick
Perimeter Decoration: Denticulated
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| S A M E D E S I G N |
KM# 49: Canada 1 cent (1953 - 1964) KM# 57: Canada 5 cents (1963 - 1964) KM# 51: Canada 10 cents (1953 - 1964) KM# 52: Canada 25 cents (1953 - 1964) KM# 56: Canada 50 cents (1959 - 1964) |
KM# 33: Canada 5 cents (1937 - 1942) KM# 42: Canada 5 cents (1948 - 1950) KM# 57: Canada 5 cents (1963 - 1964) KM# 60.1: Canada 5 cents (1965 - 1981) KM# 491: Canada 5 cents (2003 - Present) |
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General
- WCDB ID
- 188
- Country
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Canada
- Denomination
- 5 cents
- Value
- 1⁄20 Canadian dollar (CAD)
- Dates
- AD1955 - 1962
Physical
- Shape
- Dodecagon (12 straight sides)
- Mass
- 4.54 g
- Diameter
- 21.20 mm
- Thickness
- 1.75 mm
- Composition
- Ni
- Color
- 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
- 49a
- Krause-Mischler
- KM# 50a
- Numista
- N# 404
Related Coins
- Previous Date
- KM# 42 (1948 - 1950)
- Next Date
- KM# 57 (1963 - 1964)
- Concurrent
- 1 cent : KM# 49 (1953 - 1964)
10 cents : KM# 51 (1953 - 1964)
25 cents : KM# 52 (1953 - 1964)