Maple Leaf

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Maple Leaf
Metal: 99.99% Au
99.99% Ag
99.95% Pt
99.95% Pd
Edge: corrugated
Embossing years: 1979 until today (Au)
1988 until today (Ag)
front
Motive: Elizabeth II
Draft date: 1979
back
Motive: Sugar maple leaf

The Canadian Maple Leaf , named after the English term for the characteristic leaf of the sugar maple on the reverse of the coin, is probably the most widespread investment coin after the Krugerrand . It has been minted since 1979.

The Maple Leaf coins are the official currency in Canada . Their face value ranges from CAD 0.50 to CAD 50, and their fine weight ranges from  1 gram to 1  ounce .

Gold Maple Leaf

The Gold Maple Leaf is issued in various denominations with a fine weight of 1 gram and 1 ⁄ 20 to 1 ounce. A one-time denomination of 1 ⁄ 15  ounce was minted in 1994 .

The mint is the Royal Canadian Mint . In the first three years of minting, the Maple Leaf had a fineness of 999 thousandths of gold. From 1982 the fineness was increased to 999.9 thousandths (also called four nine fine ). In 2007 a special edition (edition 30,848) appeared for the first time with a fineness of 999.99 thousandths and three maple leaves instead of one as a motif. In 2008 and 2009 further special editions were brought out in this five nine purity.

Since 2013, the 1 oz version has had an additional optical security feature attached by laser. On the back, to the right of the handle of the maple leaf, there is a second, much smaller maple leaf with the last two digits of the year of issue. However, this is solely a security feature and not a mint mark .

The sale of these coins is available in all EU countries and Switzerland exempt from VAT , as with all other gold - bullion coins also. After the Krugerrand , the Maple Leaf is one of the best-selling gold coins worldwide. The value of the coins depends on the current gold price , which is well above the face value.

Fine weight diameter thickness Weight Material value a Face value Embossing years
1 gram approx. 8 mm - 1 g € 35.00 CAD 0.50 since 2014
1 ⁄ 20 ounce 14.00 mm 0.92 mm 1.555 g € 54.43 1 CAD from 1993
1 ⁄ 15 ounce 15.00 mm - 2.073 g € 73.57 2 CAD 1994
1 ⁄ 10 ounce 16.00 mm 1.13 mm 3.110 g € 108.86 5 CAD from 1982
1 ⁄ 4 ounce 20.00 mm 1.78 mm 7.776 g € 272.16 10 CAD from 1982
1 ⁄ 2 ounce 25.00 mm 2.23 mm 15.552 g € 544.31 20 CAD from 1986
1 ounce 30.00 mm 2.80 mm 31.103 g € 1,088.62 50 CAD from 1979
aAt a gold price of € 35 per gram or € 1,088.62 per troy ounce ( as of September 2017).

Big Maple Leaf

The Big Maple Leaf gold coin before the theft in the Bode Museum on Museum Island in Berlin

In 2007 a version limited to six pieces was also produced, weighing 100 kg and having a face value of 1 million CAD. One coin remained in the Royal Canadian Mint. In 2008, each of these coins had a collector's value of around two million euros. One of them, which belonged to the bankrupt AvW Invest AG, was auctioned on June 25, 2010 for 3.27 million euros by the Spanish precious metal trading company Oro Direct. Another coin is owned by Queen Elizabeth II of Canada depicted on the obverse , two in the United Arab Emirates and one other coin was in private hands until 2017. The latter had been on loan at the Bode Museum in Berlin since 2010 ; it was stolen on the night of March 27, 2017. The responsible investigative authorities assume that the coin was cut up and the pieces sold.

Together with the Red Kangaroo (1000 kg) , the Czech “heavy weight coin” with a face value of 100 million crowns and the Big Phil (approx. 31 kg) , the Big Maple Leaf is one of the four largest gold coins in the world.

Silver Maple Leaf

Since 1988, the Maple Leaf has also been issued in silver , weighing 1 ounce and having a face value of 5 CAD. In 1998 a commemorative issue of 10 troy ounces with a face value of 50 CAD and an edition of 13,500 pieces was issued under the theme 10 Years of Silver Maple Leaf . A black leather box and a silver certificate of authenticity were also included. In recent years, some special editions have also been embossed with, for example, colored maple leaves or holograms .

Fine weight diameter thickness Weight Material value a Face value Embossing years
1 ounce 38.00 mm 3.15 mm 31.103 g € 14.73 5 CAD from 1988
aAt a silver price of € 0.47 per gram or € 14.73 per troy ounce ( as of October 2017).

Platinum Maple Leaf

The Maple Leaf has also been available as a platinum coin since 1988 . The regular minting of the Platinum Maple Leaf was discontinued in 1999. Up until then, the denominations and face values ​​corresponded to the Maple Leaf made of gold. In 2002 a special edition with a hologram was issued and since 2009 the size of a full ounce has been produced again. In Germany, platinum coins (in contrast to investment gold) are subject to sales tax at the full tax rate.

Fine weight diameter thickness Weight Material value a Face value Embossing years
1 ⁄ 20 ounce 14.1 mm 0.92 mm 1.56 g € 40.03 1 CAD 1993-1999
1 ⁄ 15 ounce - - 2.07 g € 53.37 2 CAD 1994
1 ⁄ 10 ounce 16.0 mm 1.13 mm 3.12 g € 80.06 5 CAD 1988-1999
1 ⁄ 4 ounce 20.0 mm 1.78 mm 7.79 g € 200.15 10 CAD 1988-1999
1 ⁄ 2 ounce 25.0 mm 2.23 mm 15.57 g € 400.30 20 CAD 1988-1999
1 ounce 30.0 mm 2.87 mm 31.13 g € 800.60 50 CAD 1988–1999, since 2009
aAt a platinum price of € 25.74 per gram or € 800.60 per troy ounce ( as of October 2017)

Palladium Maple Leaf

Starting in 2005, there is also a small edition (2005: 40,000 pieces) of a Maple Leaf made of palladium with a nominal value of CAD 50 and a fine weight of 1 ounce.

Palladium coins are subject to sales tax in Germany at the full tax rate.

Fine weight diameter thickness Weight Material value a Face value Embossing years
1 ounce 33.6 mm 2.87 mm 31.130 g € 838.13 50 CAD from 2005
aAt a palladium price of € 26.95 per gram or € 838.13 per troy ounce ( as of October 2017).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Royal Canadian Mint Launches Distinctive One Gram Legal Tender Gold Bullion Coins With 2014 Bullion Maplegram25 (TM). Royal Canadian Mint , September 24, 2014, accessed November 25, 2014 (press release).
  2. ↑ Press release of the Royal Canadian Mint - Maple Leaf new security feature (English)
  3. ↑ Press release of the Royal Canadian Mint - 100 kg Maple Leaf (English)
  4. ↑ ORF: 3.3 million euros for the world's largest gold coin . June 25, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  5. ↑ Lutz Schnedelbach: Bode Museum: How did the Maple Leaf gold coin disappear? In: Berliner Zeitung . March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Spectacular theft in Berlin: 100 kilo gold coin stolen from Bode Museum . In: Der Tagesspiegel , March 27, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  7. ↑ Press conference from 2017-07-12
  8. ↑ Spectacular gold coin theft: Public prosecutors bring charges against three suspects . In: Spiegel Online . October 17, 2018 ( spiegel.de [accessed October 17, 2018]).
  9. ↑ Largest gold coin in Europe - the Czech Republic is celebrating 100 years of the krona currency with a 130 kilo gold coin on RP Online
  10. ↑ Largest gold coins in the world. Retrieved March 28, 2017 .

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