Silver Maple Leaf Coins
The History of the Canadian Silver Maple Leaf.
The first one ounce Silver Maple Leaf was issued in 1988 by the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM), the design is a continuation of that first concevied for the gold maples in 1979. All Silver Maples have a $5 face value to them and have a silver purity of .9999 the highest of all the types of silver bullion on the market today, each coin weighs 31.1 grams or one ounce. The coin generaly features a maple leaf on the reverse of the coin and a image of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse. The one universal element on all silver maple leaf bullion coins is the phrase "Fine Silver 1 oz Argent Pur" which is along the bottom of the obverse of the coin.The Maple Leaf is one of the most reconisable bullion coins on the market today and one of the most popular. This coin is often the designated choice of collectors not only because of its beauty, but because of the extraordinary purity and high quality strike, mintages were particularly low in 1996 and 1997 which has resulted in higher premiums for these years due to buying pressure from collectors. The maple leaf is the national symbol of Canada and has given this coin it so familiar look, the Maple Leaf is also produced in gold, platinum and palladium.
Mint...................Royal Canadian Mint
Weight...............31.1 Grams 1oz
Diameter...........38 mm
Edge.................Reeded
Purity................9999 Silver
Years................1988-2010
Canadian Silver Maple Leaf
Silver Maple Leaf Obverse
Between 1989 to the present there have been three images of Queen Elizabeth on all Maple Leaf bullion coins. [More...]
Coloured Silver Maples
The 2001-2004 Coloured Maple Leafs are a series of four coin issued depicting the four seasons. [More...]
Privy Marked Silver Maples
The 1998-2010 Privy Marked Maple Leafs are a series of special issue coins with privy marks added to the reverses of the coins. [More...]
Vancouver Silver Maples
The 2008-2010 Vancouver Maple Leafs are a series of three coins issued for the 2010 Vancouver winter olympics. [More...]
10oz Silver Maple 1998
1998 10oz Silver Maple Leaf a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Silver Maple Leaf bullion coin. [More...]
1989 Proof Silver Maple Leaf
1989 Silver Proof Maple Leaf, was issued for the 10th anniversary of the Gold Maple Leaf bullion coin. [More...]
Canadian Silver Maple Leaf Types
The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) produces many different varieties of Silver MapleLeaf, these range from privy marked coins, coloured coins and holographic coins and sets, all types of Maple Leafs nearly always feature the Maple Leaf design in one form or another. Some of the privy marked varieties of Maple Leafs were available only in Europe. Some Maple Leafs where made in limited mintages numbering in the low thousands making them highly collectable.
