Canadian Gold Maple Leaf

Gold bullion coin of Canada Canadian Gold Maple LeafCanadaValue50.00 CAD (face value)Mass31.11 g (1.00 troy oz)Diameter30 mm (1.181 in)EdgeReededCompositionGold (99.99% Au)Years of minting1979–presentObverseDesignMonarch of CanadaReverseDesignMaple LeafDesign date1979 (2015) The Canadian Gold Maple Leaf (GML; French: Feuille d'érable en or canadienne) 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 (31.1 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). History The coin was introduced in 1979. At the time the only competing bullion coins being minted were the Krugerrand (which was not widely available because of the economic boycott of apartheid-era South Africa) and the Austri