The obverse features the laurel effigy of Queen Victoria, also created by Leonard C. Wyon, which adorned 5-cent and 10-cent coins at the time.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA.
CANADA (Translation: Victoria Queen by the grace of God.)
Reverse description
Marked with a double date (`1870-2020`) to mark the 150ᵉ anniversary of Canada`s first national currency, the reverse is a reproduction of Leonard C. Wyon`s design of crossed maple boughs surmounted by the crown of St. Edward, which appeared on the coins of the four denominations (5, 10, 25 and 50 cents) issued by the Dominion of Canada in 1870.