Elizabeth II - 5 Cents 1963

Country: Canada. Queen Elizabeth II (1st portrait)
Type: Standard circulation coin 
Years: 1963 (1963-1964)
Value: 5 Cents (0.05)
Currency: Canadian Dollar (1858-Date)
Mintage: 43,970,320
Composition: Nickel
Weight:  4.5 g
Diameter: 21.21 mm
Shape: Round
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
Grade: XF (Damaged Reverse)
References: KM# 57, Schön# 50

Obverse:
The portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right from when she was 27 years old surrounded with the inscription "ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA"

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
M·G·

Translation:
Elizabeth II Queen by the Grace of God
M·G·

Engraver: Mary Gillick 

Reverse:
A beaver, over the inscription "CANADA", is surrounded with the face value, flanked on both sides by a maple leaf. This coin uses the same small beaver as KM# 50a, adjusted to the round frame.

Lettering:
5 CENTS
K·G
CANADA
1963

Engraver: George Kruger Gray 

Edge:
Smooth.

Mint:
Royal Canadian Mint, Winnipeg, Canada.

Riferimento : KM# 57, Schön# 50

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

Collezione : Canada - Monnaies et Tokens