Well before the coming of the first European settlers, Canada's aboriginal peoples had discovered the food properties of maple sap, which they gathered every spring. Today the sugar maple is one of the most important Canadian trees, the major source of sap for making maple syrup. Canada produces more than 80 percent of the world's maple syrup.
The maple leaf today appears on the penny. However, between 1876 and 1901, it appeared on all Canadian coins. The modern one-cent piece has two maple leaves on a common twig, a design that has gone almost unchanged since 1937.
Lester B. Pearson, in World War I, noted that every Canadian battalion had included some form of the maple leaf in its insignia. Under his leadership as Prime Minister of Canada, on February 15, 1965, the red maple leaf flag was inaugurated as the National Flag of Canada.
Enjoy the beautiful maple leaf design on different denomination fine gold coins.
A unique set featuring four numismatic quality gold maple leaf coins in fractional denominations.
• 1 ounce ($50 denomination)
• 1/4 ounce ($10 denomination)
• 1/10 ounce ($5 denomination)
• 1/20 ounce ($1 denomination)
Very limited mintage of 600 worldwide.
Material: Gold
Fineness: 0.9999
Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II
Reverse: Maple leaves
Quantity Produced: 600
Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II
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