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Last Updated on 06/21/2024

1 oz. Canadian Gold Maple Leaf
Bullion Coin

1979 - Present

Introduced 1979, the Canadian Gold Maple Leaf bullion coins minted during the first three years had a gold purity of only 999.

In 1982, the Royal Canadian Mint's refining technology increased the purity of every Canadian Gold Maple Leaf bullion coin with 999.9 fine gold, making it one of the purest gold coins regularly issued.

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

Obverse

The 2023 Gold Maple Leaf is the last year of Queen Elizabeth II's effigy on the obverse side.

To commemorate the Queen's reign, the Royal Canadian Mint included the double date of her reign, 1952∙∙∙∙2022.

The four pearls between the dates symbolize the Queen's four effigies that have graced Canadian Coins since her coronation in 1952.

Note: Only three different effigies of Queen Elizabeth II graced the obverse side of the Gold Maple Leaf bullion coin, as seen here.

The obverse side of the Canadian Gold Maple Leaf bullion coin displays the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, designed by Susanna Blunt.

Inscriptions:

• ELIZABETH II
• 50 DOLLARS
• Year of Issue
• 1952
   ∙∙∙∙
  2022 (description above coin photo)
• SB - Susanna Blunt's initials on Queen's shoulder

The Royal Canadian Mint added radial lines to make it harder for counterfeiters to reproduce the coins; these lines are on both sides of all the Canadian Maple Leaf bullion coins.

Obverse Coin photo courtesy of SD Bullion

Reverse

The reverse side of the Canadian Gold Maple Leaf bullion coin features the National symbol of Canada, the Maple Leaf, designed by Walter Ott.

Walter Ott died on November 9th, 2020, at the age of 100; his family wrote in his obituary the following: "Of the more than 1000 coins and medals he brought into production, he was proudest of the Canadian Gold Bullion Maple Leaf he designed and modeled."

Inscriptions:

• CANADA
• 9999  (purity)
• FINE GOLD
• 1 OZ
  
• OR PUR  ("Pure Gold" in French)
  
• Micro-engraved Maple Leaf security mark

The edge of the Gold Maple Leaf bullion coin is reeded.

Reverse Coin photo courtesy of SD Bullion

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Micro-Engraved Maple Leaf
Security Mark

In 2013, the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) started to add a Security Mark to the the reverse side of the 1oz Canadian Gold Maple Leaf bullion coin.

The Micro-Engraved Maple Leaf security mark was designed and produced by the Royal Canadian Mint laser technology. 

Inside the laser-engraved maple leaf is a "numeral" indicating the coin's "Year of Issue," which is more easily visible under magnification.

Note: The Royal Canadian Mint didn't start to put the security mark on the Silver Maple Leaf bullion coin until 2014.

Bullion DNA
Anti-Counterfeiting Technology

Inside each Micro-Engraved Maple Leaf on every Canadian Maple Leaf bullion coin is a unique imprinted security mark.

No two security marks are the same; the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) has given each bullion coin its own DNA code, which can only be cross-referenced with the RCM for authentication.

MINT SHIELD

MINTSHIELD™, by the Royal Canadian Mint, is the world's first and only proven solution for reducing white spots or 'milk spots' on silver bullion coins.

Since 2018, every Silver Maple Leaf bullion coin has had the  MINTSHIELD™ applied to it.

The video below offers a quick overview of all the security features of each Silver and Gold Maple Leaf Bullion Coin.

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1 oz. Gold Maple Leaf
Coin Information

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Introduction:.......................1979

IRA Approved:.....................Yes

Grade:................................Uncirculated

Face Value:........................$50 CAD

Gold Content:......................1 Troy oz.

Total Weight:......................31.10 grams

Purity.(79' - 82'):................99.90% / 999.0 per mille

Purity.(82' to Present):.......99.99% / 999.9 per mille

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

Diameter:..........................30mm

Thickness:.........................2.87mm

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

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

Edge:...............................reeded

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1 oz. Canadian Gold Maple Leaf
Mintage Figures

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Year       Mintage

1979....1,000,000

1980....1,215,000

1981....863,000

1982....883,000

1983....695,000

1984....1,098,000

1985....1,747,500

1986....1,093,500

1987....978,000

1988....800,500

1989....856,000

1990....815,000

1991....290,000

1992....368,900

1993....321,413

1994....180,357

1995....208,729

1996....143,682

1997....478,211

1998....593,704

1999....627,097

2000....86,375

2001....138,878

2002....344,883

2003....194,631

2004....253,978

2005....281,647

2006....209,937

2007....189,462

2008....710,718

2009....1,011,235

2010....1,036,832

2011....1,107,974

2012....712,193

2013....1,050,564

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

2023....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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