5 cent — Canada (1955–1962)

About the period

The coins of Elizabeth II were struck from 1953 to 2022, almost seventy years in which four portraits of the queen succeeded one another: by Mary Gillick (1953–1964), Arnold Machin (1965–1989), Dora de Pédery-Hunt (1990–2003), the first portrait by a Canadian sculptor, and Susanna Blunt (from 2003). More about the period “Elizabeth II”, 1952 — 2022

Other items of the period

• 1 cent (1965–1978) KM# 59
  2nd portrait
• 1 cent (1979) KM# 59
  2nd portrait modified
• 1 cent (1980–1981) KM# 127
  2nd portrait modified; reduced weight
• 1 cent (1982–1989) KM# 132
  2nd portrait, 12 sided
• 1 cent (1990–1996) KM# 181
  3rd portrait, 12 sided
• 1 cent (1997–2003) KM# 289
  3rd portrait
• 1 cent (1999–2003) KM# 289
  3rd portrait; magnetic
• 1 cent (2003–2006) KM# 490
  4th portrait; non-magnetic
• 1 cent (2003–2006) KM# 490
  4th portrait; magnetic
• 1 cent (2006–2012) KM# 490
  4th portrait; magnetic with RCM logo
• 1 cent (2006–2012) KM# 490
  4th portrait; non-magnetic with RCM logo
• 5 cent (1953–1954) KM# 50
  1st portrait, steel
• 5 cent (1955–1962) KM# 50
  1st portrait, nickel
• 5 cent (1963–1964) KM# 57
  1st portrait; round
• 5 cent (1965–1978) KM# 60
  2nd portrait
• 5 cent (1979–1981) KM# 60
  2nd portrait modified
• 5 cent (1982–1989) KM# 60
  2nd portrait; Copper-nickel
• 5 cent (1990–2001) KM# 182
  3rd portrait
• 5 cent (1999–2003) KM# 182
  3rd portrait; magnetic
• 5 cent (2003–2006) KM# 491
  4th portrait; magnetic
• 5 cent (2006) KM# 491
  4th portrait; non-magnetic
• 5 cent (2006–2022) KM# 491
  4th portrait; magnetic with RCM logo
• 10 cent (1953–1964) KM# 51
  1st portrait
• 10 cent (1965–1966) KM# 61
  2nd portrait, silver (.800)
• 10 cent (1968) KM# 72
  2nd portrait; Nickel