The obverse features a maple leaf pattern and Head of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 77 years of age, bare headed, wearing necklace and earrings, facing right.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA (Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God)
Reverse description
The selectively gold-plated reverse combines Brent Townsend`s $1 circulation coin design with an expanded Arctic scene by Inuvialuk artist Karis Gruben; beneath the sun and sundogs in the sky, the polar bear from the two-dollar coin looks off into the distance while a female polar bear spots a seal in the water.