Bust of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 37 years of age, wearing tiara, facing right.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA (Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God)
Reverse description
A voyageur and an aboriginal paddling a birch-bark canoe by an islet on which there are two wind-swept trees. The vertical lines in the background represent the northern lights. Surrounded with the date, the face value and the inscription `CANADA`