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2005,
KM-627, Schön-588 Country Canada Year 2005 Value 5 Cents Metal Nickel plated Steel Weight 3.95 g Diameter 21.2 mm Commemorative issue Canadian Military History (5th edition) - 60th Anniversary of the Victory in Europe Obverse The portrait in right profile of Elizabeth II, when she was 77 years old, is surrounded with the inscription "ELIZABETH II D • G • REGINA" Lettering: ELIZABETH II D • G • REGINA Translation: Elizabeth II, Queen by the Grace of God Engraver: Susanna Blunt Susanna Blunt is a Canadian portrait artist who designed the most recent portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the current Canadian coinage, which began in 2003. She was born in Harbin, China, the daughter of an English banker. Blunt started her studies at the Banff School of Fine Arts as a young teenager. Reverse Reproduction of a coin struck from 1943 till 1945: a central "V", meaning both victory and the facial value with the inscription "CENTS" underneath flanked by two maple leaves, on which is superimposed a torch, with above the inscription "CANADA", on the left the date "1945" and on the right "2005" Lettering: V CENTS CANADA 1945 2005 TS Engraver: Thomas Shingles