To help promote the war effort, this new design consists in a central "V", meaning both victory and the value underneath flanked by two maple leaves, on which is superimposed a torch, with on both sides a part of the year and above the country name. Around the rim is the Morse code message
.-- . .-- .. -. .-- .... . -. .-- . .-- --- .-. -.- .-- .. .-.. .-.. .. -. --. .-.. -.--
Translation: We win when we work willingly
Issuer Canada
King George VI (1936-1952)
Type Circulating commemorative coins
Years 1943-1944
Value 5 Cents
0.05 CAD = USD 0.035
Currency Dollar (1858-date)
Composition Tombac (Cu 88%, Zn 12%)
Weight 4.54 g
Diameter 21.234 mm
Thickness 1.7 mm
Shape Dodecagonal (12-sided)
Technique Milled