Gold Maple Leaf

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The 1 oz gold maple leaf coin features the image of elizabeth ii on the obverse with her name the minting date and the notation that the coin s face value is 50 dollars. The canadian gold maple leafs have also been produced in larger sizes. The gold krugerrand had no competition concerning gold coins struck strictly for investment purposes. The gold maple leaf is legal tender with a face value of 50 canadian dollars the market value of the metal varies depending on the spot price of gold having a 9999 millesimal fineness 24 carats in some cases 99999 the coin is among the.

History of the 1 oz gold maple leaf. The gold canadian maple leaf price charts above feature monex ask prices per ounce for pure 24 karat one troy ounce gold canadian maple leaf coins currently available from monex in units of 10 coins. Under the maple leaf are the words fine gold 1 oz or pur with the notation of 9999. The original run was made up of one ounce bullion coins of 99 9 purity gold.

It s considered to be the most impressive special release of the canadian gold maple leaf being the first. Like the american gold eagle coin the canadian gold maple coin is purchased more frequently than many other modern gold bullion coins particularly in north america. Yet the biggest gold maple leaf manufactured by the royal canadian mint was the 100 kg 99999 pure gold maple leaf issued in 2007 with a face value of 1 million. On the reverse you ll find the coin s namesake maple leaf with canada at the top.

The royal canadian mint excels in high purity bullion coins and the gold canadian maple leaf coin was the first gold coin ever to be minted at 9999 fineness 99 99 pure gold. This coin is made of 9999 fine gold and is adorned with the strikingly single maple leaf design. The coins carried the iconic maple leaf on the reverse and the portrait of a 39 year old queen elizabeth ii on the obverse. The canadian gold maple leaf gml is a gold bullion coin that is issued annually by the government of canada it is produced by the royal canadian mint.

Boasting both iconic beauty and innovative security features the canadian gold maple leaf enjoys great international recognition and popularity. The tenth ounce gold maple leaf has a diameter of 16mm and a thickness of 1 13mm making it comparable in size to a united states dime and carries a face value of 5 canadian dollars. Introduced in 1979 these were the first coins in the world to rival the south african krugerrand. Sales for the canadian gold maple leaf coin and gold bullion bars in 2015 totaled just under 1 million at 953 000 ounces.

While that was a 34 increase from 2014 s gold bullion sales it marked the second straight year of sub 1 million sales for gold. The canadian gold maple leaf was first issued in 1979.