Beaver & King George VI Canada 5 Cents Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making (Condition: Very Fine)

Beaver & King George VI Canada 5 Cents Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making (Dodecagonal) (12-sided) CONDITION: VERY FINE Obverse: The portrait in left profile of George VI is surrounded with the inscription "GEORGIVS VI DEI GRATIA REX" (George VI, King by the grace of God) Lettering: GEORGIVS VI DEI GRATIA REX Reverse: A beaver, over the inscription "CANADA", is surrounded with the face value, flanked on both sides by a maple leaf Lettering: 5 CENTS CANADA Features Location Canada Issuing entity Royal Canadian Mint King George VI (1936-1952) Type Standard circulation coin Years 1948-1950 Value 5 Cents 0.05 CAD = USD 0.040 Currency Canadian dollar (1858-date) Composition Nickel Weight 4.54 g Diameter 21.234 mm Thickness 1.7 mm Shape Dodecagonal (12-sided) Technique Milled Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Number N# 408 References KM# 42, Schön# 41 Wikipedia: The beaver has been used to represent industry, tradition, masculinity and respectability. References to the beaver