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Obverse
Bust of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 37 years of age, wearing tiara, facing right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA

Unabridged legend: ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA

Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God

Designer: Arnold Machin 

Reverse
A North American Beaver (Binomial Name: Castor canadensis), above the country name, surrounded with the face value, flanked on both sides by a maple leaf

Features
Location Canada 
Issuing entity Royal Canadian Mint
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1965-1981
Value 5 Cents (0.05 CAD)
Currency Canadian dollar (1858-date)
Composition Nickel
Weight 4.54 g
Diameter 21.21 mm
Thickness 1.70 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number N# 401
References KM# 60.1 60.2, Schön# 60