Bust of King George V, wearing a crown, facing left.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: REX ET IND:
IMP:
20 DOLLARS (Translation: George V, King and Emperor of India by the grace of God)
Reverse description
Traditionally engraved scene that evokes the opening lines of John McCrae’s World War I poem, In Flanders Fields. Features a soldier bowing his head in front of rows of crosses, around which poppies are growing.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
In Flanders Fields CANADA Au champs
d`honneur
1915 2015