What Is a Maple Leaf Gold Coin?

The Canadian Maple Leaf Gold Coin, produced by the Royal Canadian Mint, has been issued since 1979. It is fixed with the Canadian national emblem ---- Maple Leaf as the pattern. The layout changes every year, only for the year of issue. In the world precious metal currency market, the charm and image of "Maple Leaf" has a unique style and is popular all over the world.

Maple Leaf Gold Coin

Gold and silver commemorative coins were first proposed in 1979. At that time, the only available silver and gold coins were Kruger gold coins, which were not widely used because the economy resisted apartheid in South Africa. The coin was minted between 1979 and 1981 with a gold content of 0.999.

Beginning in 1988, the Maple Leaf coin was also made in 0.9995 fine platinum, with the same weight, facing the values as a commemorative gold coin. Since 1988, one ounce of 0.9999 fine silver maple leaf has also been hit for $ 5 in face value. In 2005, the 0.9995 fine palladium maple leaf one-ounce coin was introduced at a face value of $ 50. Palladium Maple Leaf is subject to US federal goods and services tax in Canada.

On May 3, 2007, the Royal Canadian Mint introduced the Gold Maple Leaf Silver Coin with a face value of one million US dollars, [1] although the content of gold was more than 2 million yuan at the time. It measures 50 cm in diameter and 3 cm thick, weighs 100 kg, and has a purity of 99.999%. The artist is Stanley Witten. Gold and silver commemorative coins are mainly promotional products, giving Mint a higher international image. [1] The idea of a 100 kg coin was used as a one-time display to promote the mint's new line of 99.999%, pure 1 ounce gold maple leaf gold and silver commemorative coins [1], but the last few interested buyers came forward to make The mint announced that it would make their orders and sell them between $ 2.5 million and $ 3 million. There are 5 confirmed orders as of May 3, 2007. [ 2 ]

Variety Denomination Material Weight (g) Diameter (mm) Edge

1 ounce $ 50 bimetal

Inner core: 99.99% gold

Outer ring: 99.99% silver 31.160 36.07 smooth

1/2 oz 20 CAD 15.589 30.00

1/4 oz 10 Canadian dollars 7.802 25.00

1/10 oz 5 CAD 3.136 20.00

1/20 oz 1 CAD 1.581 18.03

1/25 oz 50 cents 1.270 16.00