Obverse: Features a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a tiara, facing right. Above the portrait is the inscription ELIZABETH II, below – CANADA 1974.
Reverse: Depicts the Olympic rings and an oak wreath, beneath them the inscriptions Olympiade XXI Montréal Olympiad 1976 and the coin’s denomination 5 DOLLARS.
About the coin: This is a 5-dollar silver collectible coin issued in Canada in 1974 in preparation for the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. The coin is made of 92.5% pure silver, weighs 24.3 g, and contains 22.48 g of pure silver. Diameter is 38 mm. The edge is reeded, and the orientation is medal type. This coin belongs to the second series of Canadian Olympic coins.
