Bust of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 27 years of age, wearing a wreath, facing right.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA (Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God)
Reverse description
The Bluenose under sail, a Canadian schooner from Nova Scotia, a celebrated racing ship and a symbol of the province, surrounded with the face value and the inscription `CANADA`
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
CANADA
1954
10 CENTS
H
Edge
Reeded
Mint
Mintage
1953 - With a fold on the shoulder. Quantity included below - 1953 - With no fold on the shoulder - 17 706 395 1954 - With a fold on the shoulder - 4 493 150 1955 - With a fold on the shoulder - 12 237 294 1956 - Included above, with fold, with dot under date - 1956 - With a fold on the shoulder - 16 732 844 1957 - With a fold on the shoulder - 16 110 229 1958 - With a fold on the shoulder - 10 621 236 1959 - With a fold on the shoulder - 19 691 433 1960 - With a fold on the shoulder - 45 446 835 1961 - With a fold on the shoulder - 26 850 859 1962 - With a fold on the shoulder - 41 864 335 1963 - With a fold on the shoulder - 41 916 208 1964 - With a fold on the shoulder - 49 518 549