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scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Thickness</th><td class="infobox-data">1.76 mm</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Edge</th><td class="infobox-data">smooth (plain)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Composition</th><td class="infobox-data">Nickel-plated steel<br />94.5% steel,<br />3.5% <a href="/wiki/Copper" title="Copper">Cu</a>,<br />2% <a href="/wiki/Nickel" title="Nickel">Ni</a> plating</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Years of minting</th><td class="infobox-data">1858–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Catalog number</th><td class="infobox-data">–</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Obverse</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a 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Blunt</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Design date</th><td class="infobox-data">2003</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Design discontinued</th><td class="infobox-data">2023</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Design</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a>, <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Canada" title="Monarchy of Canada">King of Canada</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Designer</th><td class="infobox-data">Steven Rosati</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Design date</th><td class="infobox-data">2023</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Reverse</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Canadian_Nickel_-_reverse.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bb/Canadian_Nickel_-_reverse.png/220px-Canadian_Nickel_-_reverse.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="221" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bb/Canadian_Nickel_-_reverse.png 1.5x" data-file-width="314" data-file-height="316" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Design</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Beaver" title="Beaver">Beaver</a> sitting on a rock</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Designer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_Kruger_Gray" title="George Kruger Gray">G.E. Kruger Gray</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Design date</th><td class="infobox-data">1937</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Canadian five-cent coin</b>, commonly called a <b>nickel</b>, is a coin worth five <a href="/wiki/Cent_(currency)" title="Cent (currency)">cents</a> or one-twentieth of a <a href="/wiki/Canadian_dollar" title="Canadian dollar">Canadian dollar</a>. It was patterned on the <a href="/wiki/Nickel_(U.S._coin)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nickel (U.S. coin)">corresponding coin</a> in the neighbouring United States. It became the smallest-valued coin in the currency upon the <a href="/wiki/Penny_(Canadian_coin)" title="Penny (Canadian coin)">discontinuation of the penny in 2013</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nickel_(Canadian_coin)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Unreferenced plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Nickel_(Canadian_coin)" title="Special:EditPage/Nickel (Canadian coin)">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. 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§ History</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/History_of_Canadian_currency" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Canadian currency">History of Canadian currency</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types_and_specifications">Types and specifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nickel_(Canadian_coin)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Types and specifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5">Definitive types </th></tr> <tr> <th>Image </th> <th>Years </th> <th>Mass<sup id="cite_ref-Mint_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mint-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RCM_5_cents_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RCM_5_cents-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Diameter<sup id="cite_ref-Mint_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mint-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RCM_5_cents_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RCM_5_cents-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Composition<sup id="cite_ref-Mint_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mint-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RCM_5_cents_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RCM_5_cents-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="white"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CANADA,_QUEEN_VICTORIA_1893_SILVER_5_CENTS_COIN_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/CANADA%2C_QUEEN_VICTORIA_1893_SILVER_5_CENTS_COIN_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg/100px-CANADA%2C_QUEEN_VICTORIA_1893_SILVER_5_CENTS_COIN_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/CANADA%2C_QUEEN_VICTORIA_1893_SILVER_5_CENTS_COIN_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg/150px-CANADA%2C_QUEEN_VICTORIA_1893_SILVER_5_CENTS_COIN_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/CANADA%2C_QUEEN_VICTORIA_1893_SILVER_5_CENTS_COIN_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg/200px-CANADA%2C_QUEEN_VICTORIA_1893_SILVER_5_CENTS_COIN_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1049" data-file-height="1098" /></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CANADA,_QUEEN_VICTORIA_1893_SILVER_5_CENT_COIN_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/CANADA%2C_QUEEN_VICTORIA_1893_SILVER_5_CENT_COIN_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg/100px-CANADA%2C_QUEEN_VICTORIA_1893_SILVER_5_CENT_COIN_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/CANADA%2C_QUEEN_VICTORIA_1893_SILVER_5_CENT_COIN_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg/150px-CANADA%2C_QUEEN_VICTORIA_1893_SILVER_5_CENT_COIN_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/CANADA%2C_QUEEN_VICTORIA_1893_SILVER_5_CENT_COIN_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg/200px-CANADA%2C_QUEEN_VICTORIA_1893_SILVER_5_CENT_COIN_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1066" data-file-height="1104" /></a></span> </td> <td>1858–1901 </td> <td>1.16 g </td> <td>15.5 mm </td> <td>92.5% silver, 7.5% copper </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="white"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CANADA,_EDWARD_VII_1906_-5_CENTS_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/CANADA%2C_EDWARD_VII_1906_-5_CENTS_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg/100px-CANADA%2C_EDWARD_VII_1906_-5_CENTS_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/CANADA%2C_EDWARD_VII_1906_-5_CENTS_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg/150px-CANADA%2C_EDWARD_VII_1906_-5_CENTS_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/CANADA%2C_EDWARD_VII_1906_-5_CENTS_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg/200px-CANADA%2C_EDWARD_VII_1906_-5_CENTS_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg 2x" data-file-width="864" data-file-height="856" /></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CANADA,_EDWARD_VII_1906_-5_CENTS_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/CANADA%2C_EDWARD_VII_1906_-5_CENTS_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg/100px-CANADA%2C_EDWARD_VII_1906_-5_CENTS_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/CANADA%2C_EDWARD_VII_1906_-5_CENTS_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg/150px-CANADA%2C_EDWARD_VII_1906_-5_CENTS_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/CANADA%2C_EDWARD_VII_1906_-5_CENTS_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg/200px-CANADA%2C_EDWARD_VII_1906_-5_CENTS_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg 2x" data-file-width="976" data-file-height="1016" /></a></span> </td> <td>1902–1910 </td> <td>1.16 g </td> <td>15.5 mm </td> <td>92.5% silver, 7.5% copper </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="white"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CANADA,_GEORGE_V_1917-5_CENTS_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/CANADA%2C_GEORGE_V_1917-5_CENTS_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg/100px-CANADA%2C_GEORGE_V_1917-5_CENTS_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/CANADA%2C_GEORGE_V_1917-5_CENTS_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg/150px-CANADA%2C_GEORGE_V_1917-5_CENTS_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/CANADA%2C_GEORGE_V_1917-5_CENTS_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg/200px-CANADA%2C_GEORGE_V_1917-5_CENTS_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1012" data-file-height="1002" /></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CANADA,_GEORGE_V_1917_-5_CENTS_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/CANADA%2C_GEORGE_V_1917_-5_CENTS_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg/100px-CANADA%2C_GEORGE_V_1917_-5_CENTS_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/CANADA%2C_GEORGE_V_1917_-5_CENTS_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg/150px-CANADA%2C_GEORGE_V_1917_-5_CENTS_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/CANADA%2C_GEORGE_V_1917_-5_CENTS_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg/200px-CANADA%2C_GEORGE_V_1917_-5_CENTS_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1003" data-file-height="1017" /></a></span> </td> <td>1911–1921 </td> <td>1.17 g </td> <td>15.5 mm </td> <td>92.5% silver, 7.5% copper (1911–1919)<br />80% silver, 20% copper (1920–1921) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="white"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Canada_$0.05_1936.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Canada_%240.05_1936.jpg/200px-Canada_%240.05_1936.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Canada_%240.05_1936.jpg/300px-Canada_%240.05_1936.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Canada_%240.05_1936.jpg/400px-Canada_%240.05_1936.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1003" data-file-height="498" /></a></span> </td> <td>1922–1936 </td> <td>4.54 g </td> <td>21.21 mm </td> <td>99.9% nickel </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="white"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Canada_$0.05_1937.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Canada_%240.05_1937.jpg/200px-Canada_%240.05_1937.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Canada_%240.05_1937.jpg/300px-Canada_%240.05_1937.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Canada_%240.05_1937.jpg/400px-Canada_%240.05_1937.jpg 2x" data-file-width="999" data-file-height="498" /></a></span> </td> <td>1937–1942 </td> <td>4.54 g </td> <td>21.21 mm </td> <td>99.9% nickel </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="white"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Canada_$0.05_1942.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Canada_%240.05_1942.jpg/200px-Canada_%240.05_1942.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Canada_%240.05_1942.jpg/300px-Canada_%240.05_1942.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Canada_%240.05_1942.jpg/400px-Canada_%240.05_1942.jpg 2x" data-file-width="987" data-file-height="495" /></a></span> </td> <td>1942–1945 </td> <td>4.54 g </td> <td>21.3 mm </td> <td>88% copper, 12% zinc (<a href="/wiki/Tombac" title="Tombac">tombac</a>) (1942–1943)<br /> Chrome plated steel (1944–1945) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="white"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CANADA,_FIVE_CENTS_1946_-NICKEL_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/CANADA%2C_FIVE_CENTS_1946_-NICKEL_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg/100px-CANADA%2C_FIVE_CENTS_1946_-NICKEL_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/CANADA%2C_FIVE_CENTS_1946_-NICKEL_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg/150px-CANADA%2C_FIVE_CENTS_1946_-NICKEL_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/CANADA%2C_FIVE_CENTS_1946_-NICKEL_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg/200px-CANADA%2C_FIVE_CENTS_1946_-NICKEL_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1236" data-file-height="1253" /></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CANADA,_FIVE_CENTS_1946_-NICKEL_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/CANADA%2C_FIVE_CENTS_1946_-NICKEL_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg/100px-CANADA%2C_FIVE_CENTS_1946_-NICKEL_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/CANADA%2C_FIVE_CENTS_1946_-NICKEL_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg/150px-CANADA%2C_FIVE_CENTS_1946_-NICKEL_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/CANADA%2C_FIVE_CENTS_1946_-NICKEL_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg/200px-CANADA%2C_FIVE_CENTS_1946_-NICKEL_b_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1308" data-file-height="1320" /></a></span> </td> <td>1946–1952 </td> <td>4.54 g </td> <td>21.3 mm </td> <td>99.9% nickel (1946–1951)<br /> Chrome plated steel (1951–1952) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="white"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Canada_$0.05_1964.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Canada_%240.05_1964.jpg/200px-Canada_%240.05_1964.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Canada_%240.05_1964.jpg/300px-Canada_%240.05_1964.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Canada_%240.05_1964.jpg/400px-Canada_%240.05_1964.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1003" data-file-height="501" /></a></span> </td> <td>1953–1964 </td> <td>4.54 g </td> <td>21.3 mm </td> <td>Chrome plated steel (1953–1954) <br />99.9% nickel (1955–1964) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="white"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Canada_$0.05_1968.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Canada_%240.05_1968.jpg/200px-Canada_%240.05_1968.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Canada_%240.05_1968.jpg/300px-Canada_%240.05_1968.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Canada_%240.05_1968.jpg/400px-Canada_%240.05_1968.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1002" data-file-height="498" /></a></span> </td> <td>1965–1981 </td> <td>4.54 g </td> <td>21.3 mm </td> <td>99.9% nickel </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="white"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Canada_$0.05_1989.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Canada_%240.05_1989.jpg/200px-Canada_%240.05_1989.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Canada_%240.05_1989.jpg/300px-Canada_%240.05_1989.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Canada_%240.05_1989.jpg/400px-Canada_%240.05_1989.jpg 2x" data-file-width="998" data-file-height="498" /></a></span> </td> <td>1982–1989 </td> <td>4.6 g </td> <td>21.2 mm </td> <td>75% copper, 25% nickel </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="white"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Canada_$0.05_1992.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Canada_%240.05_1992.jpg/200px-Canada_%240.05_1992.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Canada_%240.05_1992.jpg/300px-Canada_%240.05_1992.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Canada_%240.05_1992.jpg/400px-Canada_%240.05_1992.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1003" data-file-height="501" /></a></span> </td> <td>1990–2001, 2006<br /><small>(No "<a href="/wiki/Nickel_electroplating" title="Nickel electroplating">P</a>"<br />on obverse)</small> </td> <td>4.6 g </td> <td>21.2 mm </td> <td>75% copper, 25% nickel </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="white"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Canada_$0.05_2003.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Canada_%240.05_2003.jpg/200px-Canada_%240.05_2003.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Canada_%240.05_2003.jpg/300px-Canada_%240.05_2003.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Canada_%240.05_2003.jpg/400px-Canada_%240.05_2003.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="498" /></a></span> </td> <td>1999–2006<br /><small>(With "P")</small> </td> <td>3.95 g </td> <td>21.2 mm </td> <td>94.5% steel, 3.5% copper, 2% nickel plating </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="white"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Canadian_Nickel_-_reverse.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bb/Canadian_Nickel_-_reverse.png/100px-Canadian_Nickel_-_reverse.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bb/Canadian_Nickel_-_reverse.png/150px-Canadian_Nickel_-_reverse.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bb/Canadian_Nickel_-_reverse.png/200px-Canadian_Nickel_-_reverse.png 2x" data-file-width="314" data-file-height="316" /></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Canadian_Nickel_-_obverse.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/70/Canadian_Nickel_-_obverse.png/100px-Canadian_Nickel_-_obverse.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/70/Canadian_Nickel_-_obverse.png/150px-Canadian_Nickel_-_obverse.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/70/Canadian_Nickel_-_obverse.png/200px-Canadian_Nickel_-_obverse.png 2x" data-file-width="314" data-file-height="317" /></a></span> </td> <td>2003–2023<br /><small>(With <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Mint" title="Royal Canadian Mint">RCM</a> logo<br />on obverse)</small> </td> <td>3.95 g </td> <td>21.2 mm </td> <td>94.5% steel, 3.5% copper, 2% nickel plating </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="white"> </td> <td>2023–present </td> <td>3.95 g </td> <td>21.2 mm </td> <td>94.5% steel, 3.5% copper, 2% nickel plating </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Circulation_figures">Circulation figures</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nickel_(Canadian_coin)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Circulation figures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Victoria_&_Edward_VII"><span id="Victoria_.26_Edward_VII"></span>Victoria & Edward VII</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nickel_(Canadian_coin)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Victoria & Edward VII"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Mintage<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1901-2000_World_Coins_Catalog_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1901-2000_World_Coins_Catalog-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1858 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006150000000000000♠">1,500,000</span> </td> <td>This figure includes the small date, and large date over small date varieties. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1870 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006280000000000000♠">2,800,000</span> </td> <td>This figure includes the "Flat rim" and "Wire rim" varieties. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1871 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006140000000000000♠">1,400,000</span> </td> <td>Two different varieties have a 1 over 1 and 7 over 7 in the date. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1872 H </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006200000000000000♠">2,000,000</span> </td> <td>The "H" on the coin refers to "<a href="/wiki/Ralph_Heaton_%26_Sons" class="mw-redirect" title="Ralph Heaton & Sons">Ralph Heaton & Sons</a>". </td></tr> <tr> <td>1874 H </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005800000000000000♠">800,000</span> </td> <td>This figure includes the "Plain 4" and "Crosslet 4" varieties. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1875 H </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006100000000000000♠">1,000,000</span> </td> <td>This figure includes the small and large date varieties. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1880 H </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006300000000000000♠">3,000,000</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1881 H </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006150000000000000♠">1,500,000</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1882 H </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006100000000000000♠">1,000,000</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1883 H </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005600000000000000♠">600,000</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1884 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005200000000000000♠">200,000</span> </td> <td>Key date, lowest mintage of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1885 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006100000000000000♠">1,000,000</span> </td> <td>This figure includes the "small 5", "large 5", and " large 5 over small 5" varieties. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1886 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006170000000000000♠">1,700,000</span> </td> <td>This figure includes the "small" and "large 6" varieties. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1887 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005500000000000000♠">500,000</span> </td> <td>Includes a "7 over 7" date variety. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1888 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006100000000000000♠">1,000,000</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1889 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006120000000000000♠">1,200,000</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1890 H </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006100000000000000♠">1,000,000</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1891 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006180000000000000♠">1,800,000</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1892 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005860000000000000♠">860,000</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1893 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006170000000000000♠">1,700,000</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1894 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005500000000000000♠">500,000</span> </td> <td>No coins were minted in 1895. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1896 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006150000000000000♠">1,500,000</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1897 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006131928300000000♠">1,319,283</span> </td> <td>Varieties include a "wide" and "narrow" 8, and a "narrow 8 over a wide 8" in the date. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1898 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005580717000000000♠">580,717</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1899 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006300000000000000♠">3,000,000</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1900 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006180000000000000♠">1,800,000</span> </td> <td>This figure includes the "Oval" and "Round 0's" varieties. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1901 Victoria </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006200000000000000♠">2,000,000</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1902 Edward VII </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006212000000000000♠">2,120,000</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1902 H </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006220000000000000♠">2,200,000</span> </td> <td>This figure includes the "large broad" and "small narrow" H varieties. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1903 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006100000000000000♠">1,000,000</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1903 H </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006264000000000000♠">2,640,000</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1904 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006240000000000000♠">2,400,000</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1905 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006260000000000000♠">2,600,000</span> </td> <td>Varieties include a "wide" and "narrow" date and a 5 over 5. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1906 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006310000000000000♠">3,100,000</span> </td> <td>Varieties include a "wide" and "narrow" date and a "low 6". </td></tr> <tr> <td>1907 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006520000000000000♠">5,200,000</span> </td> <td>Varieties include a "wide" and "narrow" date and a "low 7". </td></tr> <tr> <td>1908 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006122052400000000♠">1,220,524</span> </td> <td>Varieties include a "small" and "large" 8 in the date. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1909 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006198372500000000♠">1,983,725</span> </td> <td>This figure includes the "round/rounded" and "pointed" leaves varieties. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1910 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006385032500000000♠">3,850,325</span> </td> <td>This figure includes the "round/rounded" and "pointed" leaves varieties. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="George_V_&_George_VI"><span id="George_V_.26_George_VI"></span>George V & George VI</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nickel_(Canadian_coin)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: George V & George VI"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Canada_$0.05_1943.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Canada_%240.05_1943.jpg/200px-Canada_%240.05_1943.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Canada_%240.05_1943.jpg/300px-Canada_%240.05_1943.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Canada_%240.05_1943.jpg/400px-Canada_%240.05_1943.jpg 2x" data-file-width="995" data-file-height="496" /></a><figcaption>World War II "Victory" nickel in Tombac</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Canada_$0.05_1945.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Canada_%240.05_1945.jpg/200px-Canada_%240.05_1945.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Canada_%240.05_1945.jpg/300px-Canada_%240.05_1945.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Canada_%240.05_1945.jpg/400px-Canada_%240.05_1945.jpg 2x" data-file-width="989" data-file-height="497" /></a><figcaption>World War II "Victory" nickel in Steel</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1951_Nickel.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/1951_Nickel.png/200px-1951_Nickel.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/1951_Nickel.png/300px-1951_Nickel.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/1951_Nickel.png/400px-1951_Nickel.png 2x" data-file-width="3878" data-file-height="2018" /></a><figcaption>200th anniversary of the discovery of nickel</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Mintage<sup id="cite_ref-RCM_5_cents_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RCM_5_cents-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1911 </td> <td>3,692,350 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1912 </td> <td>5,863,170 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1913 </td> <td>5,588,048 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1914 </td> <td>4,202,179 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1915 </td> <td>1,172,258 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1916 </td> <td>2,481,675 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1917 </td> <td>5,521,373 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1918 </td> <td>6,052,289 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1919 </td> <td>7,835,400 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1920 </td> <td>10,649,851 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1921 </td> <td>2,582,495 </td> <td>Almost all of these coins were melted at the mint. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1922 </td> <td>4,763,186 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1923 </td> <td>2,475,201 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1924 </td> <td>3,066,658 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1925 </td> <td>200,050 </td> <td>Key date, lowest mintage of the George V/VI eras. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1926 </td> <td>933,577 </td> <td>This figure includes the "near" and "far" 6 varieties. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1927 </td> <td>5,285,627 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1928 </td> <td>4,588,725 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1929 </td> <td>5,562,262 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1930 </td> <td>3,685,991 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1931 </td> <td>5,100,830 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1932 </td> <td>3,198,566 </td> <td>Varieties include a "near" and "far" 2. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1933 </td> <td>2,597,867 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1934 </td> <td>3,827,303 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1935 </td> <td>3,900,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1936 George V </td> <td>4,400,450 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1937 George VI </td> <td>4,593,263 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1938 </td> <td>3,898,974 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1939 </td> <td>5,661,123 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940 </td> <td>13,820,197 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1941 </td> <td>8,681,785 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942 Nickel </td> <td>6,847,544 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942 Tombac </td> <td>3,396,234 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1943 </td> <td>24,760,256<sup id="cite_ref-1901-2000_World_Coin_Catalog_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1901-2000_World_Coin_Catalog-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Intended to stimulate the war effort. The message "We Win When We Work Willingly" is engraved in Morse code on the rim of the coin. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1944 Steel<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>11,532,784 </td> <td>Intended to stimulate the war effort. The message "We Win When We Work Willingly" is engraved in Morse code on the rim of the coin. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1945 </td> <td>18,893,216<sup id="cite_ref-1901-2000_World_Coin_Catalog_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1901-2000_World_Coin_Catalog-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1946 </td> <td>6,952,684 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1947 </td> <td>7,603,724 </td> <td>The "dot" variety is included in this figure. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1947 Maple Leaf </td> <td>9,595,124 </td> <td>Obverse "IND: IMP:" aka <i>Indiae Imperator</i> (<a href="/wiki/Emperor_of_India" title="Emperor of India">Emperor of India</a>) removed. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1948 </td> <td>1,810,789 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1949 </td> <td>13,736,276 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1950 </td> <td>11,950,520 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1951 </td> <td>4,313,410 </td> <td>This figure includes the rare high relief and common low relief varieties. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1951 Nickel Bicentennial </td> <td>9,028,507<sup id="cite_ref-1901-2000_World_Coin_Catalog_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1901-2000_World_Coin_Catalog-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>200th anniversary of the discovery of nickel. Features a nickel refinery. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1952 </td> <td>10,891,148 </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elizabeth_II">Elizabeth II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nickel_(Canadian_coin)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Elizabeth II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Canada_$0.05_1967.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Canada_%240.05_1967.jpg/200px-Canada_%240.05_1967.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Canada_%240.05_1967.jpg/300px-Canada_%240.05_1967.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Canada_%240.05_1967.jpg/400px-Canada_%240.05_1967.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1002" data-file-height="497" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Centennial" title="Canadian Centennial">Canadian Centennial</a> nickel</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Canada_$0.05_2005.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Canada_%240.05_2005.jpg/200px-Canada_%240.05_2005.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Canada_%240.05_2005.jpg/300px-Canada_%240.05_2005.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Canada_%240.05_2005.jpg/400px-Canada_%240.05_2005.jpg 2x" data-file-width="999" data-file-height="498" /></a><figcaption>60th anniversary of the end of World War II</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Nickel_(Canadian_coin)" title="Special:EditPage/Nickel (Canadian coin)">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. 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this nickel features a hopping rabbit and is dated 1867–1967. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968 </td> <td>99,253,330 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969 </td> <td>27,830,229 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970 </td> <td>5,726,010 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1971 </td> <td>27,312,609 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td>62,417,387 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973 </td> <td>53,507,435 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td>94,704,645 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td>138,882,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td>55,140,213 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td>89,120,791 </td> <td>This figure includes the "high" and "low" 7 varieties. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978 </td> <td>137,079,273 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979 </td> <td>186,295,825 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980 </td> <td>134,878,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1981 </td> <td>99,107,900 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td>105,539,898 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cupronickel" title="Cupronickel">Cupronickel</a> alloy </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983 </td> <td>72,596,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984 </td> <td>84,088,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td>126,618,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td>156,104,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td>106,299,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td>75,025,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td>141,435,538 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td>42,537,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td>10,931,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td>53,732,000 </td> <td>125th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada; this nickel is dated 1867–1992. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993 </td> <td>86,877,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td>99,352,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td> <td>78,780,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td>36,686,000 </td> <td>This figure includes the "near" and "far" 6 varieties. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td>27,354,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td>156,873,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td>124,861,000 </td> <td>About 20,000 coins were minted with a "P" mark under Elizabeth's portrait on the obverse. </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td>108,514,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 P </td> <td>2,300,000 </td> <td>The "P" mark under Elizabeth's portrait on the obverse refers to the nickel plated steel alloy. </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td>30,035,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 P </td> <td>136,650,000 </td> <td>The "P" mark under Elizabeth's portrait on the obverse refers to the nickel plated steel alloy. </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 P </td> <td>135,960,000 </td> <td>Elizabeth II Golden Jubliee; dated 1952–2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td>61,392,180<sup id="cite_ref-Charlton_Catalogue_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charlton_Catalogue-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 P </td> <td>31,388,921<sup id="cite_ref-Charlton_Catalogue_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charlton_Catalogue-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>The "P" mark under Elizabeth's portrait on the obverse refers to the nickel plated steel alloy. </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 P </td> <td>123,925,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 P </td> <td>148,082,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 P WWII ANV </td> <td>59,269,192<sup id="cite_ref-2001-Date_World_Coin_Catalog_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2001-Date_World_Coin_Catalog-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>60th anniversary of the end of World War II; this nickel is dated 1945–2005. </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td>43,008,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 P </td> <td>184,874,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td>221,472,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td>278,530,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td>266,448,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td>126,800,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td>230,328,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td>202,944,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td>78,120,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td>66,364,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>87,360,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td>140,952,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>126,680,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 150th Anv </td> <td>20,000,000<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>150th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada; this nickel is dated 1867–2017. </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>87,528,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td>92,736,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td>31,752,000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td>68,376,000<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td>83,328,000 </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Charles_III">Charles III</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nickel_(Canadian_coin)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Charles III"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Mintage </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td>28,422,000 </td> <td>First year of issue with a bust of <a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a> facing left as per custom </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: #DDF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="skin-invert no table-no2"><abbr title="To be announced">TBA</abbr> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commemoratives">Commemoratives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nickel_(Canadian_coin)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Commemoratives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date </th> <th>Mintage </th> <th class="unsortable">Reason </th></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1998</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">25,000</div> </td> <td>90th anniversary of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Military_College_of_Canada" title="Royal Military College of Canada">Royal Canadian Mint</a> (matte finish) </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1998</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">25,000</div> </td> <td>90th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mint (mirror finish) </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">2001</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">59,573</div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sesquicentennial" class="mw-redirect" title="Sesquicentennial">Sesquicentennial</a> of <a href="/wiki/Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Canada#Provincial_control" title="Postage stamps and postal history of Canada">Canada's first postage stamp</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">2001</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">25,834</div> </td> <td>125th anniversary of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Military_College_of_Canada" title="Royal Military College of Canada">Royal Military College</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">2002</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">22,646</div> </td> <td>85th anniversary of the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Vimy_Ridge" title="Battle of Vimy Ridge">Battle of Vimy Ridge</a> (<a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">2003</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">33,490</div> </td> <td>Elizabeth II (Golden Jubilee) </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">2004</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">20,019</div> </td> <td>60th anniversary of <a href="/wiki/Normandy_landings" title="Normandy landings">D-Day</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">2005</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">42,792</div> </td> <td>60th anniversary of the end of World War II; this nickel is dated 1945–2005.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">2010</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">4,996</div> </td> <td>75th anniversary of Canada's Voyageur Silver Dollar </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">2011</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">6,000</div> </td> <td>100th anniversary of George V on Canadian coins </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">2017</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">8,017</div> </td> <td>150th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada (Centennial rabbit; 2017 version) </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">2017</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">20,000</div> </td> <td>150th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada (our home and native land) </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">2017</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">5,500</div> </td> <td>150th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada (the forgotten 1927 designs) </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">2020</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">15,000</div> </td> <td>75th anniversary of <a href="/wiki/Victory_in_Europe_Day" title="Victory in Europe Day">VE-Day</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">2023</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">952,000</div> </td> <td>Elizabeth II (<a href="/wiki/Platinum_Jubilee_of_Elizabeth_II" title="Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II">Platinum Jubilee</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Collecting">Collecting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nickel_(Canadian_coin)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Collecting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Five-cent coins dated 1921 are among the rarest and most collectible Canadian circulation coins, known as "the Prince of Canadian Coins." Estimates of the number of specimens known range between 400 and 480. In May 1921, the government of Canada passed an act authorizing the change to the larger nickel coin, and subsequently the majority of the 1921 mint run was melted down.<sup id="cite_ref-cc_1_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cc_1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The coin believed to be the finest-known specimen (PCGS MS-67) sold for <span style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a>115,000</span> at auction in January 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-MS67_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MS67-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was then sold by the Canadian Numismatic Company for $160,000 to a private collector in early 2012. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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