In 1927, the Canadian government commissioned new coinage designs to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation. The proposed 5-cent piece, never adopted, was shelved in favor of retaining the MacKennal effigy and existing reverses — the political appetite for a full redesign evaporated before any dies reached circulation. This 2017 issue restores that rejected design nearly nine decades after it was first drawn.
In 1927, the Canadian government commissioned new coinage designs to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation. The proposed 5-cent piece, never adopted, was shelved in favor of retaining the MacKennal effigy and existing reverses — the political appetite for a full redesign evaporated before any dies reached circulation. This 2017 issue restores that rejected design nearly nine decades after it was first drawn.