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5 Cents - Elizabeth II The Beaver
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the mature effigy of Queen Elizabeth II in right-facing profile, as executed by Susanna Blunt, depicting the Queen wearing a pearl necklace and earrings with her hair arranged in an upswept chignon. The portrait is struck in high relief against a mirror-polished field patterned with an intricate lattice of incuse maple leaf outlines, creating a striking decorative background characteristic of this commemorative series. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed along the left arc and D·G· REGINA along the right arc in upright Latin capitals. The engraver's initials SB appear discreetly on the Queen's truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA (Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God) |
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The beaver nickel it references dates to 1937, when the Canadian government commissioned artist Emanuel Hahn to redesign the circulating coinage. His beaver reverse was chosen in part as a deliberate assertion of Canadian identity distinct from purely British iconography — the animal had been a national symbol since the Hudson's Bay Company era and appeared on Canada's first adhesive postage stamp in 1851. This oversized .9999 fine silver restrike belongs to the RCM's ongoing bullion and collector series revisiting classic circulation designs at substantial scale.