The obverse features a wavy pattern, head of Charles III, as at 74 years of age, facing left.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
CANADA 2025
CHARLES III D·G·REX
30 DOLLARS
SR (Translation: Charles III, by the Grace of God, King)
Reverse description
Enhanced with vibrant colours and metallic gold paint, the reverse features an intertwined sun and moon engraved at the centre of a celestial circle, which is divided into 30-degree sections that house each of the 12 western zodiac signs (counterclockwise from the 9 o’clock position): Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. Set against a deep blue night sky filled with stars, the zodiac signs are rendered in an illustrative style and paired with their engraved glyph, which appears in the inner ring. The sun’s long rays form divisional lines, as they radiate outward towards the moon phases engraved along the outer edge in counterclockwise order, beginning with the new moon in the 12 o’clock position.