Archive for January, 2010

Canadian Gold Maple Leafs

The international symbol of purity world’s first 99.99% pure gold bullion coin Canada Maples, The Gold Maple Leaf has been produced since 1979 minted with 0.999 fine gold for the first four years before switching to 0.9999 fine in 1983.

Image of Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth the second, along with the denomination and date of issue, on the obverse side...and an image of Canada's national symbol, the maple leaf (from which the coin derives its name), on the reverse side, along with the name of the country and the level of purity of the gold, listed in both English More >