| Issuer | Canada |
| Year | 1953-1958 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 50 Cents |
| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.800) (.800 silver .200 copper) |
| Weight | 11.6638 g |
| Dimensions | 29.72 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Mary Gillick Reverse: George Kruger Gray |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#53, Schön#53 |
| Obverse description | Bust of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 27 years of age, wearing a wreath, facing right. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
M·G· (Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God) |
| Reverse description | A simplified version of the Royal Coat of Arms of Canada, proclaimed by King George V on November 21, 1921, surrounded with the face value and the inscription `CANADA` |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 50 CENTS CANADA·1953 K G |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1953 - No shoulder fold, large date, mintage included with 1953 (no shoulder fold, small date) - 1953 - No shoulder fold, small date - 1 630 429 1953 - Shoulder fold, large date - 1954 - Large date, shoulder fold - 506 305 1955 - Smaller reverse - 753 511 1956 - Smaller reverse - 1 379 499 1957 - Smaller reverse - 2 171 689 1958 - Dot under the last `A` in `CANADA` - 2 957 266 1958 - Smaller reverse - |
| Catalog ID | 7102851860 |
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