1 oz. Canadian
Silver Maple Leaf
Bullion Coin

1988 - Present

The Canadian Silver Maple Leaf has been minted by the Royal Canadian Mint since 1988.

Among bullion investors and coin collectors, the Silver Maple Leaf bullion coin is one of the most sought after bullion coins in the world.

The Silver Maple leaf has a purity of .9999 silver which makes it one of the purest bullion coins minted today.

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

Obverse

The obverse side of the Canadian Silver bullion coin displays the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Susanna Blunt.

Susanna Blunt's initials, "SB" are inscribed under the queen's collar, on her shoulder.

Inscribed across the top of the Silver Maple Leaf bullion coin is "ELIZABETH II."

Along the bottom of the coin is its Face Value of "5 DOLLARS."

The coin's Year of Issue is also inscribed along the bottom of the each of the Canadian silver bullion coins.

In 2014, the Royal Canadian Mint added the radial lines to make it harder for counterfeiter's to reproduce the coins, these lines are inscribed on both sides of the silver bullion coin.

Reverse

The reverse side of the Canadian Silver bullion coins features the national symbol of Canada, the Maple Leaf.

Inscribed along the top of the silver bullion coin is "CANADA."

Inscribed at the bottom of the silver bullion coin is "FINE SILVER, 1 OZ, ARGENT PUR" the coin's Fineness and Weight in both the English and French languages.

The coins' purity, in mathematical terms of "9999" is inscribed on both sides of the maple leaf.

The edge of the silver coin is Reeded.

Micro-Engraved Maple Leaf
Security Mark

In 2013, the Royal Canadian Mint added a security feature to the 1oz. Canadian Gold Maple Leaf bullion coin's reverse side.

In 2014, the RCM started to add this feature to the reverse side of the 1oz. Canadian Silver Maple Leaf bullion coin.

The RCM's security mark is a Micro-Engraved Maple Leaf design produced by the Mint’s use of laser technology.

Inside of the laser engraved maple leaf is the numeral “17” indicating the coin’s year of issue, which is more easily visible under magnification.

The video below offers you a quick overview of all the security features found on each of the 1oz. Canadian Silver Maple Leaf Bullion Coin.

MINT SHIELD

The RCM`s MINTSHIELD™ is the world’s first and only proven solution for reducing white spots a.k.a. 'milk spots' on silver bullion coins.

MINT SHIELD is a proprietary advancement developed by the RCM and it is applied to every Silver Maple Leaf bullion coin dated 2018 or later.

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1 oz. Silver Maple Leaf
Bullion Coin
Coin Information

Introduction:........1988

IRA approved:......Yes

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

Face Value:..........$5 CAD

Silver Content:.....1 Troy oz. (ozt.)

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

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

Diameter:............38mm

Thickness:............3.29mm

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

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

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

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1oz. Silver Maple Leaf
Mintage Figures:

Year Mintage

1988....1,062,000

1989....3,332,200

1990....1,708,800

1991....644,300

1992....343,800

1993....1,133,900

1994....889,946

1995....326,244

1996....250,445

1997....100,970

1998....591,359

1999....1,229,442

2000....403,652

2001....398,563

2002....576,196

2003....684,750

2004....680,925

2005....955,694

2006....2,464,727

2007....3,526,052

2008....7,909,161

2009....9,727,592

2010....17,799,992

2011....23,129,966

2012....18,132,297

2013....28,222,061

2014....30,263,000

2015....n/a

2016....n/a

2017....n/a

2018....n/a

n/a = Not Available, The Royal Canadian Mint has not released the mintage figures for the individually sized Silver Maple Leaf Bullion Coins since 2014, once those numbers are released they will be recorded.