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5 Cents In the name of Elizabeth II, Beaver, Silver
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Thickness | 1.76 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II as portrayed at approximately 77 years of age, bareheaded, wearing a necklace and earrings, after the fourth portrait by Susan Taylor. The legend encircles the effigy, and a commemorative double date marking — '1952' and '2022' — flanks the portrait, separated by four pearls symbolising the four successive effigies of Elizabeth II that appeared on Canadian coinage throughout her reign. The initials 'SB' appear below the portrait truncation. |
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| Reverse description | A centralised depiction of a beaver, the national animal of Canada, rendered in high relief, crouching atop a log or rocky surface. The denomination '5 CENTS' arcs above the central device, while the inscription 'CANADA' appears below the beaver, and the date '2023' is positioned within the lower field. Maple leaves flank the central device on both sides, and the engraver's initials 'KG' appear in the lower field. |
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Canada's five-cent piece abandoned silver in 1921, when nickel — mined almost entirely from Sudbury, Ontario — became the politically and economically obvious substitute. This 2023 issue revives the silver format not for circulation but as a deliberate callback to that pre-1922 coinage tradition, struck in .9999 fine silver considerably purer than anything that ever passed through a Canadian cash register.