1977 Var. 3 Det. Jewel SWL Canada Nickel Dollar AU-UNC (AU55)

1977 Variety 3 Detached Jewel, Short Water Line Canada Nickel Dollar AU-UNC (AU-55)

Short Water Line Variety: The water lines to the right of the caneo do not extend all the way to the canoe.

Detached Jewel Variety: The two jewels in the top of Elizabeth's tiara are distinctively separated from the tiara.

Obverse: The draped and diademed bust of Elizabeth II at 37 years of age facing right, with the legend around.
Reverse: A voyageur and a First Nation's person travelling by canoe to the right, carrying bundles, one bearing the initials "H.B." for Hudson's Bay Company, with an island behind, with the country name above, and date and denomination below.

Specifications:
Monarch: Elizabeth II
Designer and Engraver: Patrick Brindley, Arnold Machin (obv), Terry Smith, Emanuel Otto Hahn (rev)
Composition: Nickel
Weight: 15.62 g
Diameter: 32.13 mm
Edge: Reeded
Die Axis: ↑↑
Mint: The Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa, Canada
Mintage: 1,393,745