This pair of Canadian 5 Cents feature Queen Victoria on the obverse and a wreath on the reverse with the denomination "5 CENTS" and the mint mark "H" for the Heaton Mint in Birmingham, England. Curious about Canada’s numismatic history and its ties to England? Canada transitioned from colonial coinage to Canadian coinage gradually over time with key shifts happening in 1858 and 1870. By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Canada had fully transitioned from relying on colonial coinage and was issuing its own Canadian coins and banknotes.