| Country: |
Canada |
| Period: |
Confederation, Elizabeth II |
| Face value: |
5 Cents |
| Dates: |
From 1955 to 1962 |
| Purpose: |
Circulation |
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| Obverse: |
Laureate bust of Elizabeth II facing right |
| Legend: |
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA |
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| Reverse: |
Beaver on rock divides denomination and date |
| Legend: |
5 CENTS CANADA |
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| Edge: |
Plain |
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| Designer(s) / Engraver(s): |
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Thomas Shingles, Mary Gillick, George Kruger Gray |
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| Catalogue: |
KM# 50a |