25th Anniversary Gold Maple Leaf

On August 18, 2004 the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled its new gold Maple Leaf coins which were created and designed to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Canadian Maple Leaf gold coin. Only 10,000 of these coins were minted.

All 25th Anniversary Gold Maple Leafs offered by Goldline have been certified and graded as MS-69 by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC), one of the two largest and most respected professional coin grading services in the nation.

Design of the 25th Anniversary Gold Maple Leaf

The reverse (back) of the coin carries a new design featuring a single maple leaf surrounded by a laureate wreath of maple leaves. The special occasion is also marked by the words "25 Years Ans" directly above the single maple leaf.

The coin's obverse (front) features the same bust of Queen Elizabeth II featured on each Canadian Maple Leaf coins since 1990. Her name ('ELIZABETH II') appears above her profile and the denomination of the coin ("50 DOLLARS") and the date ("2004") of issue rest beneath.

Each 25th anniversary gold coin carries a specially designed, color label with symbols associated with Canada.

25th Anniversary Gold Maple Leaf Minting Information

The Royal Canadian Mint, the nation's official mint, was the first mint to commercially produce 99.99% pure gold coins. The Ottawa branch of the Mint has been in operation since 1908, when it was opened as a branch of Britain's Royal Mint. The mint became part of the Royal Canadian Mint in 1931 and became a corporation of the Crown in 1969.

Canadian Government Coin Guarantee

The government of Canada guarantees the purity, weight, and legal tender value of each limited edition 25th Anniversary Gold Maple Leaf coin.