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Last Updated on 06/23/2024

 Canadian Gold Maple Leaf
Quarter oz. (1/4) Bullion Coin

Introduced in 1982, the 1/4 oz Canadian Gold Maple Leaf and the tenth-ounce gold bullion coins were the first two additions to the popular Maple Leaf Gold bullion coin series.

The Gold Maple Leaf bullion coin is made of gold mined exclusively in Canada, and the Royal Canadian Mint refines the gold to a purity of 99.99% fine gold.

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Design of the
1/4 oz. Canadian Gold Maple Leaf
Bullion Coin

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Obverse

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The obverse side of the 1/4 oz Canadian Gold Maple Leaf bullion coin displays the effigy of King Charles III of Great Britain, designed by Steven Rosati, a Canadian award-winning portrait artist.

Inscriptions:

• CHARLES III
• 10 DOLLARS
• Year of Issue
  
• SR - initials of Steven Rosati on the King's jacket collar

The Edge of the gold coin is reeded.

Switching the direction a monarch faces on Canadian coinage for the British Royal Family is a tradition that dates back to the 17th century.  From 1952 through 2022, Queen Elizabeth II faced the right, and now the King of England, Charles III, faces the left.

Coin photo provided courtesy of SD Bullion

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Reverse

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A single, large, golden maple leaf graces the reverse side of the 1/4 oz Canadian Gold Maple Leaf bullion coin, designed by Walter Ott.

Walter Ott died on November 9th, 2020, at the age of 100; his family wrote in his obituary the following: "Of the more than 1000 coins and medals he brought into production, he was proudest of the Canadian Gold Bullion Maple Leaf he designed and modeled."

Inscriptions:

• CANADA
• 9999
• FINE GOLD
• 1/4 OZ
• OR PUR  ("Pure Gold" in French)
  

The Royal Canadian Mint added radial lines to make it harder for counterfeiters to reproduce the coins; these lines are on both sides of all the Canadian Maple Leaf bullion coins.

Coin photo provided courtesy of SD Bullion

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1/4 oz. Gold Maple Leaf
Coin Information

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Introduction:........1982

IRA Approved:.......Yes

Face Value:..........$10 CAD

Gold Content:.......1/4 Troy oz.

Total Weight:........7.776 grams

Purity:.................99.99% / 999.9 per mille

Karat:..................24 karat gold

Diameter:............20.0mm

Thickness:...........1.78mm

Designers:...........Susanna Blunt (obverse) & Walter Ott (reverse)

Mint Mark:............No

Edge:..................Reeded

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1/4 oz. Canadian Gold Maple Leaf
Mintage Figures:

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Year     Mintage

1982....246,000

1983....130,000

1984....355,200

1985....607,200

1986....879,200

1987....376,800

1988....380,000

1989....328,800

1990....253,600

1991....166,400

1992....179,600

1993....158,452

1994....148,792

1995....127,596

1996....89,148

1997....98,104

1998....85,472

1999....98,928

2000....31,688

2001....35,168

2002....42,940

2003....23,228

2004....18,296

2005....25,748

2006....25,964

2007....17,004

2008....34,368

2009....71,268

2010....41,628

2011....36,164

2012....129,156

2013....173,084

2014....n/a

2015....n/a

2016....n/a

2017....n/a

2018....n/a

2019....n/a

2020....n/a

2021....n/a

2022....n/a

2023....n/a

n/a = Not Available, The Royal Canadian Mint has not released the mintage figures for the individually sized Gold Maple Leaf Bullion Coins since 2013, once those numbers are released they will be recorded.

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