Silver Maple Leaf (Canada)
Face Value: | $5 CAN |
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Mass: | 1 troy ounce |
Composition: | 99.99% Ag |
Diameter: | 38mm |
Edge: | Reeded |
Years of Minting: | 1988–present |
Obverse
Design | Maple Leaf |
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Reverse
Design | Queen Elizabeth II |
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Designer | Anthony de Francisci |
The Canadian Silver Maple Leaf is a silver bullion coin issued annually by the government of Canada. The coin has been minted by the Royal Canadian Mint (RMC) since 1988.
The face value of the 1 oz coin is 5 Canadian dollars, the highest among international silver bullion coins. During the month of February 2008, the market value of the coin was approximately 20 Canadian dollars. The purity of the coin is 99.99% silver, also the highest among other bullion issues which have a 99.90% standard.
Mintages
Years | Denominations | Purity | Obverse |
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1988–1989 | 1 oz | .9999 | 39-year-old Queen |
1990–2004 | 1 oz | .9999 | 64-year-old Queen |
2005–present | 1 oz | .9999 | 79-year-old Queen |
Silver Maple Leaf
Year | Mintage |
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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 |
1999-2000 dual date | included in 1999 figure |
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 | N/A |