 Accordingly, on the occasion of Canada’s 150th birthday in 2016, Her Majesty bestowed a restoration by artisans and craftspeople at Windsor Castle under the direction of Adrian Smith, L.V.O., which went as far as to replace the central ebony Rod itself with a 20th Century ebony walking cane.The top consists of a lion on its hind legs displaying a shield decorated with a royal cypher George IV of the United Kingdom, the reigning monarch of the time, and bearing the motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense".Its middle knob is made of silver with maple leaf engravings (in contrast to the oak leaves used in its UK counterpart, which is made of gold), and is currently engraved with the name of Queen Elizabeth II, inscribed during its restoration.