1979 Canada Elizabeth II modified 5 Cents
Worth about £0.10 in circulated condition. 186,295,825 were minted, the 83rd lowest of any circulation Canada 5 Cents.
Physical Properties
Features & Details
Is the Canada Elizabeth II modified 1979 5 Cents rare?
83rd/ 89
Its circulation mintage of 186,295,825 is the 83rd lowest of 89 circulation Canada 5 Cents coins in the catalogue.
Versions of the 1979 Canada Elizabeth II modified 5 Cents
Photo: NumistaCirculation£0.10
Mintage 186,295,825
1979 Canada Elizabeth II modified 5 Cents (this page)
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1979 Canada Elizabeth II modified 5 Cents BU
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1979 Canada Elizabeth II modified 5 Cents Proof
Canada Elizabeth II modified 5 Cents by year
About the 1979 Canada Elizabeth II modified 5 Cents
It carries a modified version of the second portrait of the Queen, the effigy by Arnold Machin showing the monarch wearing a tiara. The Royal Canadian Mint refined this portrait from its earlier rendering, giving the bust a revised profile and proportions. Collectors seeking a complete run of the series can tell it apart from both the preceding and following issues by close attention to the obverse details. The reverse keeps the beloved beaver perched on a rock, the work of George Edward Kruger Gray, which has remained one of the most enduring emblems on Canadian coins. That transition makes the type an important bridge for specialists studying the evolution of Canada's small change. Its combination of a short lived portrait variant, a classic national design and a notable metallic composition gives it a secure place in any thorough collection of modern Canadian coinage.
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