5 dollars — Canada (2016) — May Birthstone

Special facts

The May birthstone on the silver 5 dollars of 2016.

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

Coins and banknotes of this year: 2016

Other items of the period

• 2016
• 5 dollars — Cougar 1 oz. Silver Bullion Coinage Charlton# RC-1313
• 5 dollars — Peregrine Falcon 1 oz. Silver Bullion Coinage KM# 1720
• 5 dollars — Canadian Wolf 1 oz KM# 1910
• 5 dollars — Elizabeth II - Longest Reigning Sovereign Series KM# 2094
• 5 dollars — A historic reign KM# 2095
• 5 dollars — January Birthstone KM# 2110.1
• 5 dollars — October Birthstone KM# 2110.10
• 5 dollars — November Birthstone KM# 2110.11
• 5 dollars — December Birthstone KM# 2110.12
• 5 dollars — February Birthstone KM# 2110.2
• 5 dollars — March Birthstone KM# 2110.3
• 5 dollars — April Birthstone KM# 2110.4
• 5 dollars — May Birthstone KM# 2110.5
• 5 dollars — June Birthstone KM# 2110.6
• 5 dollars — July Birthstone KM# 2110.7
• 5 dollars — August Birthstone KM# 2110.8
• 5 dollars — September Birthstone KM# 2110.9
• 8 dollars — Snowy Gyrfalcon 1 1⁄2 oz. Silver Bullion Coinage Charlton# RC-1456
• 8 dollars — Bison 1 1⁄4 oz Silver Bullion Coinage Charlton# RC-1467
• 8 dollars — Yin and Yang KM# 2113
• 8 dollars — Dragon Dance KM# 2114
• 10 dollars — A historic reign KM# 2096
• 10 dollars — Canada Geese KM# 2116
• 10 dollars — Celebration of Love KM# 2117
• 10 dollars — Inukshuk: reverse gold plating KM# 2118

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