Queen Elizabeth II appears on all British coins since 1953, and many of the
coins of the 50 plus Commonwealth countries. Queen Elizabeth II is also the
nominal or titular head of state of many of the Commonwealth countries and is
therefore virtually guaranteed a place on the currency of the countries
concerned.Her Majesty's place on Canadian coinage Her Majesty the Queen is
featured on the obverse side of each of the 1¢, 5¢, 10¢, 25¢, 50¢, $1 and
$2 coins. The Queen is also featured on the obverse of many numismatic
collections of coins released by the Royal Canadian Mint since her Majesty ascension
to the throne.