1 Million Gold Canadian Maple Leaf

Police say the three centimetre thick gold coin has a diameter of 53 cm and a face.

1 million gold canadian maple leaf. As of march 2017 the market value of a single big maple leaf had reached approximately 4 million. They were 999 fine guaranteed by the government of canada for weight and purity and before long they became one of the world s most popular fine gold coins. The royal canadian mint s gold maple leaf gml coins are among the world s most popular pure gold coins with more than 25 million units sold since their introduction in 1979. The canadian big maple leaf coin worth several million dollars was stolen from the bode museum in march.

Its diameter is 50cm and thick is 3cm with mass of 100kgs and 99 999 fineness. Canadian maple leaf the coin is composed of 99999 fine gold and weighs 100 kilograms 220 5 pounds. An identical coin to this canadian 1 million big maple leaf was stolen from berlin s bode museum on monday. In may 2007 a gold maple leaf coin with face value of 1 million was minted 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 carats in some cases 99999 the coin is among the. It s considered to be the most impressive special release of the canadian gold maple leaf being the first mintage of a million dollar face value gold coin. 1 10 oz gold maple leaf. The royal canadian mint defines this 99999 purity as having less than 10 parts per million of 19 elements in reference to the bulk material under the coin s surface described in an article by news agency reuters as the size of an extra large pizza the piece.

The canadian gold maple leaf gml is a gold bullion coin that is issued annually by the government of canada it is produced by the royal canadian mint. Description edit see also. Yet the biggest gold maple leaf manufactured by the royal canadian mint was the 100 kg 99999 pure gold maple leaf issued in 2007 with a face value of 1 million. In 1979 the royal canadian mint began the production of gold bullion with 50 denomination gold maple leaf one ounce coins.

The big maple leaf bml is a set of six 1 million gold coins each weighing 100 kilograms 220 lb 3 215 troy ounces they were produced by the royal canadian mint rcm in 2007 at their ottawa facility where the first bml produced remains in storage. The gml was the first bullion coin to achieve the heightened standard of 9999 purity and has become the favored coin for many investors.