- Genuine investment gold: Fineness: 999.9/1,000
- Best origin: Royal Canadian Mint
- Counterfeit-proof: with serial number
- Genuine investment goldVAT-free, the value follows the gold price
- Best originStruck by one of the world's most precise mints
- Counterfeit-proofFine radial lines make each coin uniquely verifiable
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Royal Canadian Mint
A leaf, unchanged since 1979.
You are looking at the side with the maple leaf.
The maple leaf was designed by the engraver Walter Ott for the first Gold Maple Leaf of 1979. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, it has remained unchanged ever since.
The Gold Maple Leaf was intended as a three-year trial. It was so successful that in 1981 the Canadian Parliament decided to issue it permanently.
9999
This is how it appears beside the leaf: 99.99 per cent fine gold. In 1982, according to the Mint, the Gold Maple Leaf was the world’s first bullion coin of this purity.
The sizes
From the ounce to the gram
All sizes in true proportion to one another.
1 oz
30 mm
1/2 oz
25 mm
1/4 oz
20 mm
1/10 oz
16 mm
1/20 oz
14.1 mm
1 gram
8 mm
This coin
Each one-gram coin has a face value of 50 cents and measures 8 millimetres.
It too bears precisely machined radial lines.
A leaf through the decades
1908
A home in Ottawa
The Mint in Ottawa is ready in November 1907. Its head, James Bonar, nevertheless waits until the security fence is in place. Striking therefore only begins on 2 January 1908.
1965
The leaf on the flag
On 15 February, Canada’s new national flag with the maple leaf is raised on Parliament Hill for the first time. Maple leaves have appeared on Canadian cent coins ever since the 1850s.
1988
The Silver Maple Leaf
It joins the gold coin. According to the Mint, it is the world’s first bullion coin made of 99.99 per cent silver.
2007
Five nines
The Mint issues its first bullion coin made of 99.999 per cent gold.
2024
A new portrait
Since the 2024 issue, the Maple Leaf bullion coins have borne the effigy of King Charles III.
The motif
The leaf
- The sugar maple
- Its sap is particularly rich in sugar, which is why maple syrup producers value it.
- Two languages
- CANADA appears above the leaf. Along the rim, the weight and purity are given in English and French: FINE GOLD and OR PUR.
A country has placed the maple leaf on its flag.
You hold it in gold.
Since 1996, the maple has also been Canada’s national arboreal emblem. Ten species of maple are native to the country, and one of their leaves accompanies you with this coin.
1 g fine gold · 999.9/1,000 · Brilliant uncirculated · Blister card
Issuing country: Canada. Since 1969, the Royal Canadian Mint has been a Crown Corporation wholly owned by the Government of Canada.
1 g Maple Leaf – Canadian fine gold in a handy gram format
- Design: the world-famous maple leaf with finely detailed veins, framed by precisely milled radial lines as a security feature; the value side bears the portrait of King Charles III.
- Material / Fineness: pure gold with a fineness of 999.9/1,000 – the famous "four nines" and therefore 24 karat.
- Manufacturer: minted by the Royal Canadian Mint, one of the most precise mints in the world.
- Investment goal: inflation hedge, wealth preservation and crisis protection.
- Tax: tax-exempt pursuant to § 25c UStG – capital gains are tax-free after a one-year holding period.
- Country of origin: Canada.
The Gold Maple Leaf in the 1-gram version brings what is arguably Canada's most well-known bullion coin down to its smallest, most everyday-practical format. Each of these tiny coins comes from the Royal Canadian Mint's MapleGram concept: a divisible blister card from which individual coins, each weighing 1 gram and bearing its own serial number, can be separated. What matters here is the substance. It's not the beautiful design but the fine gold content that is the real reason to buy – its value is measured against the gold price.
With a diameter of just 8.00 mm, this gold coin fits into any waistcoat pocket. That's exactly what makes it so practical: as one of the most sought-after gold coins in the smallest format, it is excellently suited as a handy means of exchange in emergency situations and as a lightweight travel companion. Where a full ounce would be too large and too valuable for quick exchange, a single gram can be passed on or sold again without complication.
Design and minting: Canadian precision in miniature format
The obverse shows Canada's national symbol, the multi-pointed sugar maple leaf, in astonishing detail. The polished relief of the maple leaf stands out sculpturally against the matte, finely radiating background; the fineness designation "9999" flanks the design on either side, while the edge text "CANADA" and "FINE GOLD 1 g OR PUR" indicate the origin and fine weight. The value side is adorned with the current portrait of King Charles III, along with the face value of 50 cents and the year of issue – older years of issue still bore the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. The machine-milled radial lines and the individual serial number make each coin counterfeit-proof and clearly verifiable.
Why physical gold has proven its worth
Gold is humanity's oldest currency – it has outlasted every paper currency and has never reached a value of zero.
Gold has an intrinsic, globally recognized value and is tradable as liquid assets at any time. While central banks can increase fiat money almost without limit, the supply of gold is inherently scarce – one reason for its long-term value stability and its role as protection against loss of purchasing power and currency risks. It is no coincidence that central banks themselves are among the largest gold holders in the world.
Who the 1 g gold coin is suitable for
- Beginners: an affordable entry point into physical gold investment – building wealth in small, plannable steps.
- Provident investors: ideal for supplementing and diversifying a precious-metals-based portfolio.
- The crisis-conscious: divisible fine gold that can be exchanged piece by piece in an emergency.
- Gift-givers: give genuine investment gold instead of fleeting things for a christening, birthday or Christmas – an asset that endures.
Small amounts of gold add up over the years to a considerable fortune. Despite the personal occasion, what you acquire here is full-fledged investment gold: minted fine gold from the Royal Canadian Mint, whose value is based on the gold price – durable, recognized worldwide and passable on through generations.
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