General

WCDB ID
188
Country
Flag: Canada 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 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)