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
Engraver: Mary Gillick
The inscription "CANADA" above with a caribou to the left, the denomination above, and the date to the right
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CANADA 1953
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Engraver: Emanuel Otto Hahn