Canadian Gold Maple Leaf Coin - Gold Bullion Coins

Canadian Gold Maple Leaf Coin is the most practical effort to invest in gold as it is produced by the Royal Canadian Mint and guaranteed by the Government of Canada. The Royal Canadian Mint has its own reputation to boast of and so the merchandise Maple Leaf Bullion Coins are purchased and vended around the world. Every Maple Leaf coin carries the guarantee of the Government of Canada for weight and purity.

Canadian Gold Maple Leaf Coin was introduced in 1979 by the Royal Canadian Mint with a composition of 99.99% pure gold. This commercial product of the Royal Canadian Mint with 99.99% pure gold got instantaneous response from the day of its introduction and it continues to be the most recognized and wanted coin in the market today. Gold Maple Leaf coins fast became the measuring standard for other bullion coins as they had an advantage over the alloyed coins such as Eagles or Krugerrands because of their pure gold composition that has no other metal base.

Canadian Gold Maple Leaf Coins are currently available in 5 different sizes. The obverse of each coin is crafted with a picture of the queen and the reverse has a Maple Leaf. The different sizes of the coin that are available along with their particulars are discussed below:

One-ounce gold maple leaf is a coin that encloses a face value of C$50, contains 99.99% pure gold of 1 oz and weights exactly 1 troy ounce. The dimensions of the coin comprise a diameter of 30 mm and a thickness of 2.8 mm.
The half-ounce gold Maple leaf is a coin that is 25mm in diameter and 2.23 mm in thickness and weighs unerringly 0.5 troy ounces and has a face value of C$20.
The quarter-ounce gold Maple Leaf coin is guaranteed with 99.99% pure gold and possesses a face value of C$10 and weighs 0.2500 troy ounces and is 20mm in diameter with a thickness of 1.7 mm.
The tenth-ounce gold Maple Leaf coin comprises a face value of C$5 and weighs 0.1000 troy ounces. The diameter is 16 mm, the thickness is 1.22 mm.
The recently added 1/20 ounce gold Maple coin consists of a face value of C$1, a diameter of 14 mms, a weight of 1.5551 grams and gold of weight 0.0500 troy ounces.

Canada�s Gold Maple Leaf coins are accepted all over the world. They are particularly popular in India and the Far East where pure gold is the most traditional and proverbial form of gold bullion, even in small weights. The Canadian residents can purchase Gold Maple Leaf bullion coins from the main branches of many chartered banks.

The Gold Maple Leaf's unparalleled clarity and international liquidity make it a prudent investment for anyone who can appreciate the intrinsic value of gold. The gold Maple Leaf bullion coins of the Royal Canadian Mint are cherished for their purity and liquidity that is guaranteed by the Government of Canada.