2005 Canada Elizabeth II Victory 5 Cents
Worth about £0.16 in circulated condition. 59,258,000 were minted, the 50th lowest of any circulation Canada 5 Cents.
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Is the Canada Elizabeth II Victory 2005 5 Cents rare?
50th/ 89
Its circulation mintage of 59,258,000 is the 50th lowest of 89 circulation Canada 5 Cents coins in the catalogue.
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About the 2005 Canada Elizabeth II Victory 5 Cents
Its reverse revives the wartime Victory motif created by Royal Canadian Mint engraver Thomas Shingles during the Second World War, when the original coin served as a rallying symbol for a nation devoted to the war effort. The design shows a flaming torch set over a bold letter "V" for victory, and the rim carries a message in Morse code reading "We Win When We Work Willingly," a patriotic exhortation that made the original issue one of the few coins in the world to bear a coded inscription. The obverse features the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt, pairing the modern royal portrait with a reverse that honours the sacrifices of the generation that served under her father, King George VI. It holds particular appeal for enthusiasts of Canadian commemoratives, military history, and thematic collections centred on the Second World War, and it makes an ideal companion piece to the original wartime Victory coins in any comprehensive Canadian set.
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