Canadian
Gold Maple Leaf
Half oz. (1/2) Bullion Coin

The Canadian Gold Maple Leaf bullion coin has a purity of .9999, making them one of the purest investment coins, in the world.

The 1/2 oz. Gold Maple Leaf was introduced in 1986, seven years after the Royal Canadian Mint introduced the 1 oz. Canadian Maple Leaf gold bullion coin. 

The 1/2 oz. gold coin, was the fourth installment in the gold maple leaf bullion coin series, the 1/4 oz and 1/10th oz. gold maple leaf bullion coins were added to the series in 1982.

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Design of the
1/2 oz. Canadian Gold Maple Leaf
Bullion Coin

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Obverse

The obverse side of the 1/2 oz. Canadian Gold Maple Leaf bullion coin displays the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain.

The obverse design of the Queen was created by Susanna Blunt.

Her initials "SB," are located at the top of the Queen's shoulder.

"ELIZABETH II" is inscribed across the top of the gold bullion coins.

The face value of the 1/2 oz. gold bullion coin is "20 DOLLARS," it is inscribed along the bottom of the coin with the year the coin was issued.

The Edge of the gold coin is Reeded.

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Reverse

The reverse side of the 1/2 oz. Gold Maple Leaf bullion coin features the Canadian Maple Leaf, Canada's National Symbol.

"CANADA" is inscribed across the top of the bullion coin, over the the Maple Leaf.

Displayed across the bottom of the gold bullion coin are the words "FINE GOLD 1/2 OZ OR PUR."

"9999" representing the coins' purity, it is inscribed on both sides of the golden maple leaf.

The radial lines are found on both sides of the gold bullion coin, the Royal Canadian Mint added these lines in 2015 to make it harder for counterfeiters to reproduce the coins.

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1/2 oz. Gold Maple Leaf
Coin Information

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Introduction:.....1986

IRA Approved:...Yes

Face Value:.......$20 CAD

Gold Content:....1/2 Troy oz. (ozt.)

Total Weight:....15.552 grams

Purity:..............99.99% / .9999

Karat:...............24 karat gold

Diameter:.........25.0mm

Thickness:........2.23mm

Designers:........Susanna Blunt (obverse) & Walter Ott (reverse)

Mint Mark:.........No

Edge:................Reeded

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1/2 oz. Canadian Gold Maple Leaf
Mintage Figures

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Year       Mintage

1986....386,400

1987....332,800

1988....521,600

1989....259,200

1990....174,400

1991....96,200

1992....116,000

1993....99,492

1994....104,766

1995....103,162

1996....66,246

1997....63,354

1998....65,366

1999....64,760

2000....24,404

2001....26,546

2002....28,706

2003....23,470

2004....13,160

2005....20,052

2006....21,138

2007....13,476

2008....28,782

2009....54,506

2010....34,302

2011....31,536

2012....28,594

2013....43,706

2014....n/a

2015....n/a

2016....n/a

2017....n/a

2018....n/a

2019....n/a

2020....n/a

2021....n/a

2022....n/a

n/a = Not Available, The Royal Canadian Mint has not released the mintage figures for the individually sized Gold Maple Leaf Bullion Coins since 2013, once those numbers are released they will be recorded.

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