Elizabeth II - 5 Cents 1965 FDC

Country: Canada. Queen Elizabeth II
Type: Standard circulation coin
Years: 1965 (1965-1981)
Value: 5 Cents (0.05)
Currency: Canadian Dollar (1858-Date)
Mintage: 84,876,018
Composition: Nickel
Weight: 4.54 g
Diameter: 21.21 mm
Shape: Round
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
Grade: UNC
References: KM# 60.1, Schön# 60 (big portrait - 119 small beads)

Obverse:
Lettering: ELIZABETH II D · G · REGINA.

Translation: Elizabeth II, Queen by the grace of God.

Engraver: Arnold Machin.

Reverse:
A North American Beaver (Binomial Name: Castor canadensis), above the country name, surrounded with the face value, flanked on both sides by a maple leaf.

Lettering:
5 CENTS
K· G
CANADA
1965

Engraver: George Kruger Gray.

Edge:
Smooth.

Mint:
Royal Canadian Mint, Winnipeg, Canada.

Reference : KM# 60.1, Schön# 60

Source : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4...

Collection : Canada - Monnaies et Tokens