Head of King George VI facing left and a Victory privy mark.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
Georgivs VI D:G: REX ET IND:IMP: (Translation: George VI, by the grace of God, King and Emperor of India)
Reverse description
A selectively gold-plated “V” for Victory dominates the reverse design by artist Pandora Young. The crowd represents jubilation on the home front on May 8, 1945, a day when Canadians poured into streets and public places to celebrate Victory in Europe (V-E) Day. The spontaneous celebration gradually fades behind the “V” to become a scene of remembrance, with three silhouettes representing the different branches (navy, army and air force) of the Canadian and British Armed Forces in which Canadians and Newfoundlanders served