Canada | |
| Value | 0.05 CAD |
|---|---|
| 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 | 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 |
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.
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