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 with bundles marked `HB` for the Hudson`s Bay Company. In the background, an islet with two wind-swept trees and northern lights in the sky above. Design is surrounded with the face value and the inscription `CANADA`