The multi-effigy obverse features the effigies of five monarchs who served as Canada's constitutional head of state between 1867 and 1967, and whose combined reigns span a century of change. Each effigy is accompanied by a Latin inscription stating the monarch's name and royal title, as seen on some of our most historic coins.
D.G. – Dei Gratia, "By the Grace of God"
REGINA – "Queen"
REX – "King"
IMP – "Emperor"
IMP:IND – "Emperor of India"