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
British Columbia`s coat of arms On the dexter side, a wapiti stag (Cervus canadensis) proper and on the sinister side a bighorn sheep ram (Ovis canadensis) argent armed and unguled Or.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
CANADA DOLLAR
1871 1971
BRITISH COLUMBIA (Translation: Splendour without diminishment)