Gold Maple Leaf

The canadian gold maple leafs have also been produced in larger sizes.

Gold maple leaf. Introduced in 1979 these were the first coins in the world to rival the south african krugerrand. The gold maple challenged the. This coin is made of 9999 fine gold and is adorned with the strikingly single maple leaf design. The original run was made up of one ounce bullion coins of 99 9 purity gold.

History of the 1 oz gold maple leaf. 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. 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. The gold maple leaf is the official bullion coin series of the royal canadian mint and the canadian nation.

On the reverse you ll find the coin s namesake maple leaf with canada at the top. The gold krugerrand had no competition concerning gold coins struck strictly for investment purposes. Under the maple leaf are the words fine gold 1 oz or pur with the notation of 9999. Boasting both iconic beauty and innovative security features the canadian gold maple leaf enjoys great international recognition and popularity.

Sales for the canadian gold maple leaf coin and gold bullion bars in 2015 totaled just under 1 million at 953 000 ounces. 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. The canadian gold maple leaf was first issued in 1979. 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 3 month live chart above incorporates the latest gold canadian maple leaf price for the current trading day while the 6 month candlestick 1. 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. 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 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.

All fractional gold canadian maple leaf coins are available from monex for personal delivery only in units of 20 coins. 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.