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Laureate Bust, Beaver Design, 12 Sided, Steel, 1953 - 1954

Weight:

4.54 Grams

Content:

Nickel (.0127 mm) and chromium (.0003 mm) plated steel.

Diameter:

Opposite Corners: 21.3 mm, Opposite Sides: 20.9 mm

Edge:

Plain

Designer:

Obverse: Mary Gillick, Thomas Shingles Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Engraver:

Obverse: Mary Gillick, Thomas Shingles Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

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Year/ Mint Mark	Mintage
1953	16,635,552
1954	6,998,662

Laureate Bust, Beaver Design, 12 Sided, Nickel, 1955 - 1962

Weight:

4.54 Grams

Content:

100% Nickel

Diameter:

Opposite Corners: 21.3 mm, Opposite Sides: 20.9 mm

Edge:

Plain

Designer:

Obverse: Mary Gillick, Thomas Shingles Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Engraver:

Obverse: Mary Gillick, Thomas Shingles Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

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Year/ Mint Mark	Mintage
1955	5,355,028
1956	9,399,854
1957	7,387,703
1958	7,607,521
1959	11,552,523
1960	37,157,433
1961	47,889,051
1962	46,307,305

Laureate Bust, Beaver Design, Round, Nickel, 1963 - 1964

Weight:

4.54 Grams

Content:

100% Nickel

Diameter:

21.21 mm

Edge:

Plain

Designer:

Obverse: Mary Gillick, Thomas Shingles Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Engraver:

Obverse: Mary Gillick, Thomas Shingles Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Elizabeth II Five Cent - Nickel

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Year/ Mint Mark	Mintage
1963	43,970,320
1964	78,075,068

Tiara Portrait, Beaver Design, Round, Nickel, 1965 - 1966

Weight:

4.54 Grams

Content:

100% Nickel

Diameter:

21.21 mm

Edge:

Plain

Designer:

Obverse: Arnold Machin, RCM Staff Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Engraver:

Obverse: Arnold Machin, RCM Staff Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

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Year/ Mint Mark	Mintage
1965	84,876,018
1966	27,976,648

Tiara Portrait, Centennial (Rabbit) Design, Round, Nickel, 1967

Weight:

4.54 Grams

Content:

100% Nickel

Diameter:

21.21 mm

Edge:

Plain

Designer:

Obverse: Arnold Machin, RCM Staff Reverse: Alex Colville, Myron Cook

Engraver:

Obverse: Arnold Machin, RCM Staff Reverse: Alex Colville, Myron Cook

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Year/ Mint Mark	Mintage
1967	36,876,574

Tiara Portrait, Beaver Design Resumed, Round, Nickel, 1968 - 1981

Weight:

4.54 Grams

Content:

100% Nickel

Diameter:

21.21 mm

Edge:

Plain

Designer:

Obverse: Arnold Machin, RCM Staff Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Engraver:

Obverse: Arnold Machin, RCM Staff Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Elizabeth II Five Cent - Nickel

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Year/ Mint Mark	Mintage
1968	99,253,330
1969	27,830,229
1970	5,726,010
1971	27,312,609
1972	62,417,387
1973	53,507,435
1974	94,704,645
1975	138,882,000
1976	55,140,213
1977	89,120,791
1978	137,079,273
1979	186,295,825
1980	134,878,000
1981	99,107,900

Modified Tiara Portrait, Beaver Design, Round, 1982 - 1989

Weight:

4.54 Grams

Content:

75% Copper, 25% Nickel

Diameter:

21.2 mm

Edge:

Plain

Designer:

Obverse: Arnold Machin, Walter Ott Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Engraver:

Obverse: Arnold Machin, Walter Ott Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Elizabeth II Five Cent - Nickel

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Year/ Mint Mark	Mintage
1982	105,539,898
1983	72,596,000
1984	84,088,000
1985	126,618,000
1986	156,104,000
1987	106,299,000
1988	75,025,000
1989	141,435,538

Diademed Portrait, Beaver Design, Round, Cupro-Nickel 1990 - 1992

Weight:

4.6 Grams

Content:

75% Copper, 25% Nickel

Diameter:

21.2 mm

Edge:

Plain

Designer:

Obverse: Dora de Pedery-Hunt, Ago Aarand Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Engraver:

Obverse: Dora de Pedery-Hunt, Ago Aarand Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

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Year/ Mint Mark	Mintage
1990	42,537,000
1991	10,931,000
1992	53,732,000

Diademed Portrait, Beaver Design, Round, Cupro-Nickel and Multi-Ply Plated Steel 1993 - 2003

Edge:

Plain

Designer:

Obverse: Dora de Pedery-Hunt, Ago Aarand Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Engraver:

Obverse: Dora de Pedery-Hunt, Ago Aarand Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

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Year/ Mint Mark	Content	Weight	Diameter	Mintage
1993	75% Copper, 25% Nickel	4.6 Grams	21.2 mm	86,877,000
1994	75% Copper, 25% Nickel	4.6 Grams	21.2 mm	99,352,000
1995	75% Copper, 25% Nickel	4.6 Grams	21.2 mm	78,780,000
1996	75% Copper, 25% Nickel	4.6 Grams	21.2 mm	36,686,000
1997	75% Copper, 25% Nickel	4.6 Grams	21.2 mm	27,354,000
1998	75% Copper, 25% Nickel	4.6 Grams	21.2 mm	156,873,000
1999	75% Copper, 25% Nickel	4.6 Grams	21.2 mm	124,861,000
1999P	Issued for testing only.
2000	75% Copper, 25% Nickel	4.6 Grams	21.2 mm	105,868,000
2000P	94.5% Steel, 3.5% Copper, 2% Nickel	3.95 Grams	21.1 mm	4,899,000
2001	75% Copper, 25% Nickel	4.6 Grams	21.2 mm	30,035,000
2001P	94.5% Steel, 3.5% Copper, 2% Nickel	3.95 Grams	21.1 mm	136,656,000
2002P	94.5% Steel, 3.5% Copper, 2% Nickel	3.95 Grams	21.1 mm	135,960,000
2003P	94.5% Steel, 3.5% Copper, 2% Nickel	3.95 Grams	21.1 mm	32,986,921

Uncrowned Portrait, Beaver Design, Round, Multi-Ply Plated Steel 2003 - 2006

Weight:

3.95 Grams

Content:

94.5% Steel, 3.5% Copper, 2% Nickel

Diameter:

21.1 mm

Edge:

Plain

Designer:

Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Engraver:

Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Elizabeth II Five Cent - Nickel

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Year/ Mint Mark	Mintage
2003P	61,392,180
2004P	132,097,000
2005P¹	89,664,000
2006P	94,226,000

¹Also available in RCM rolls which are included in the mintage shown.

Commemorative Victory Design, Round, Multi-Ply Plated Steel 2005

Weight:

3.95 Grams

Content:

94.5% Steel, 3.5% Copper, 2% Nickel

Diameter:

21.1 mm

Edge:

Plain

Designer:

Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: Thomas Shingles

Engraver:

Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: Thomas Shingles

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Year/ Mint Mark	Mintage
2005P¹	59,258,000

¹Also available in RCM rolls which are included in the mintage shown.

Uncrowned Portrait, Beaver Design, Round, Cupro-Nickel 2006

Weight:

4.6 Grams

Content:

75% Copper, 25% Nickel

Diameter:

21.2 mm

Edge:

Plain

Designer:

Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Engraver:

Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Elizabeth II Five Cent - Nickel

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Year/ Mint Mark	Mintage
2006	43,008,000

Uncrowned Portrait, Beaver Design, Round, Multi-Ply Plated Steel, RCM Logo 2006 - 2010

Weight:

3.95 Grams

Content:

94.5% Steel, 3.5% Copper, 2% Nickel

Diameter:

21.1 mm

Edge:

Plain

Designer:

Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Engraver:

Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Elizabeth II Five Cent - Nickel

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Year/ Mint Mark	Mintage
2006	45,082,000
2007	221,472,000
2008	278,530,000
2009	121,632,000
2010	126,800,000
2011	230,328,000
2012	202,944,000
2013	78,120,000
2014	66,364,000

Composition Mark Legend

Composition Mark	Composition
P	Multi-Ply Plated Steel

Mint Mark Legend

Mint Mark	Mint	Date of Operation
None	Royal Canadian Mint, Canada	1937 - Present

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