Back مابل ليف كندي ذهبي Arabic Gold Maple Leaf Danish Maple Leaf German Kanada Acerfolio Ora (Monero) Esperanto Hoja de Arce de Oro Spanish Feuille d'érable en or French メイプルリーフ金貨 Japanese Zelta Kanādas kļavas lapa Latvian/Lettish Canadian Gold Maple Leaf NB Золотой кленовый лист Russian
| Value | 50.00 CAD (face value) |
|---|---|
| Mass | 31.11[1] g (1.00 troy oz) |
| Diameter | 30 mm (1.181 in) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Composition | Gold (99.99% Au) |
| Years of minting | 1979–present |
| Obverse | |
| Design | Elizabeth II |
| Reverse | |
| Design | Maple Leaf |
| Design date | 1979 (2015) |
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.
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 karats), in some cases .99999, the coin is among the purest official bullion coins worldwide. The standard version has a weight of minimum 1 troy ounce (31.10 grams). Other sizes and denominations include 1 gram, 1⁄25 oz. ($0.50), 1⁄20 oz. ($1), 1⁄10 oz. ($5), 1⁄4 oz. ($10), and 1⁄2 oz. ($20).
The Gold Maple Leaf's obverse and reverse display, respectively, the profile of Queen Elizabeth II of Canada and the Canadian Maple Leaf. In 2013 and 2015, new security features were introduced. In 2013, a laser-micro-engraved textured maple leaf was added on a small area of the reverse (Maple Leaf) side of the coin. In the centre of this mark is the numeral denoting the coin's year of issue, which is only visible under magnification. In 2015, the radial lines on the coin's background on both sides of the coin were added.
On 3 May 2007, the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a Gold Maple Leaf coin with a nominal face value of $1 million and a metal value of over $3.5 million, referred to as a Big Maple Leaf.[2][3] It measures 50 cm in diameter by 3 cm thick and has a mass of 100 kg, with a purity of 99.999%. On 26 March 2017, one of the six pieces was stolen from the Berlin Bode Museum;[4] it has not been found as of 2021. It is assumed that it has been melted down for the gold.[5][6]
- ^ "Gold Maple Leaf Coins | The Royal Canadian Mint". www.mint.ca. Archived from the original on 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ^ "Royal Canadian Mint introduces world's first 100-kilogram pure gold coin". May 3, 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ "Million Dollar Coin | The Royal Canadian Mint". www.mint.ca.
- ^ "Massive $1M gold coin from Canadian Mint stolen in Berlin" The Associated Press. March 27, 2017
- ^ "Ein Jahr nach Münzraub: Noch immer gibt es keine Anklage gegen mutmaßliche Täter" [One year after coin theft: Still no indictment against alleged perpetrators]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- ^ faz.net: Goldmünzen-Diebstahl aus Bode-Museum: Haftstrafen für drei Männer, access-date November 8 2020