Nickel (Canadian coin)
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The Canadian five-cent coin, commonly called a nickel, is a coin worth five cents or one-twentieth of a Canadian dollar. It was patterned on the corresponding coin in the neighbouring United States. It became the smallest-valued coin in the currency upon the discontinuation of the penny in 2013.
This article is about the Canadian nickel. For the five-cent coin of Newfoundland, see Newfoundland five cents.
Quick Facts Value, Mass ...
Canada | |
Value | 0.05 CAD |
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Mass | 3.95 g |
Diameter | 21.2 mm |
Thickness | 1.76 mm |
Edge | smooth (plain) |
Composition | Nickel-plated steel 94.5% steel, 3.5% Cu, 2% Ni plating |
Years of minting | 1858–present |
Catalog number | – |
Obverse | |
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Design | Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada |
Designer | Susanna Blunt |
Design date | 2003 |
Design discontinued | 2023 |
Design | Charles III, King of Canada |
Designer | Steven Rosati |
Design date | 2023 |
Reverse | |
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Design | Beaver sitting on a rock |
Designer | G.E. Kruger Gray |
Design date | 1937 |
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