50 Cents - Elizabeth II 1st portrait, complete coat of arms

Features

CountryCanada 
QueenElizabeth II (1952-date)
TypeStandard circulation coin
Years1959-1964
Value50 Cents
0.5 CAD = 0.36 USD
CurrencyCanadian dollar (1858-date)
CompositionSilver (.800)
Weight11.6638 g
Diameter29.72 mm
Thickness2.04 mm
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
ReferencesKM# 56, Schön# 54

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

Translation: Elizabeth II, Queen by the grace of God

Engraver: Mary Gillick 

Reverse

Crown divides the date above the Royal Arms of Canada proclaimed by King George V on November 21, 1921, and updated in 1957, are surrounded with the face value and the inscription "CANADA"

Lettering:
19 62
CANADA 50 CENTS

Engraver: Thomas Shingles

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa branch, Canada (1908-date) 

25 Cents - Elizabeth II 1st portrait

25 Cents - Elizabeth II (1st portrait) - obverse
25 Cents - Elizabeth II (1st portrait) - reverse

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Features

CountryCanada 
QueenElizabeth II (1952-date)
TypeStandard circulation coin
Years1953-1964
Value25 Cents
0.25 CAD = 0.18 USD
CurrencyCanadian dollar (1858-date)
CompositionSilver (.800)
Weight5.83 g
Diameter23.62 mm
Thickness1.52 mm
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
ReferencesKM# 52, Schön# 52

Obverse

The laureate 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

Translation: Elizabeth II, Queen by the grace of God

Engraver: Mary Gillick 

Reverse

The inscription "CANADA" above with a caribou to the left, the denomination above, and the date to the right

Lettering:
CANADA 1953
25
Cents
H

Engraver: Emanuel Otto Hahn 

Edge

Reeded


10 Cents - Elizabeth II 1st portrait

Features

CountryCanada 
QueenElizabeth II (1952-date)
TypeStandard circulation coin
Years1953-1964
Value10 Cents
0.1 CAD = 0.07 USD
CurrencyCanadian dollar (1858-date)
CompositionSilver (.800)
Weight2.33 g
Diameter18.034 mm
Thickness1.1 mm
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
ReferencesKM# 51, Schön# 51

Obverse

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

Lettering: ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA

Translation: Elizabeth II, Queen by the grace of God

Engraver: Mary Gillick 

Reverse

The Bluenose under sail, a Canadian schooner from Nova Scotia, a celebrated racing ship and a symbol of the province, surrounded with the face value and the inscription "CANADA"

Lettering:
CANADA
1954
10 CENTS

Engraver: Emanuel Otto Hahn 

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa branch, Canada (1908-date) 

5 Cents - Elizabeth II 1st portrait; round

5 Cents - Elizabeth II (1st portrait; round) -  obverse5 Cents - Elizabeth II (1st portrait; round) -  reverse

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Features

CountryCanada 
QueenElizabeth II (1952-date)
TypeStandard circulation coin
Years1963-1964
Value5 Cents
0.05 CAD = 0.038 USD
CurrencyCanadian dollar (1858-date)
CompositionNickel
Weight4.54 g
Diameter21.21 mm
Thickness1.70 mm
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
ReferencesKM# 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
1964

Engraver: George Kruger Gray 

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa, Canada (1908-date)