Bust of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 27 years of age, wearing a wreath, facing right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God
Engravers: Mary Gillick, Thomas Shingles
A maple twig is surrounded with the face value and the inscription "CANADA"
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1 CENT
CANADA
1957
K·G
Engraver: George Kruger Gray
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