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Last Updated on 06/22/2024

Canadian
Gold Maple Leaf
Tenth oz. (1/10) Bullion Coin

In 1982, the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) added the 1/10th oz and the 1/4 oz Gold Maple Leaf bullion coins to the already popular 1 oz Gold Maple Leaf bullion coin.  

All Gold Maple Leaf bullion coin made of gold mined exclusively from Canada, and refined by the RCM to a purity of 99.99% fine.

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Design of the
1/10th oz. Canadian Gold Maple Leaf
Bullion Coin

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Obverse

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The obverse side of the 1/10 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
• 5 DOLLARS
• Year of Issue
• SR - initials of Steven Rosati on the King's jacket collar

The Royal Canadian Mint added radial lines on both sides of the gold bullion coin to make it harder for counterfeiters to reproduce the coins.

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

Coin photo provided courtesy of SD Bullion

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Reverse

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The reverse side of the gold bullion coin displays Canada's National Symbol, the Canadian Maple Leaf, designed by Walter Ott.

The golden maple leaf is displayed with extremely high detail, so much so that you can visibly see the veins in every part of the maple leaf.

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
• 1/10 OZ
• OR PUR  ("Pure Gold" in French)
  

The edge of the gold bullion coin is Reeded.

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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1/10th oz. Gold Maple Leaf
Coin Information

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Introduction:..........1982

IRA Approved:........Yes

Face Value:............$5 CAD

Gold Content:.........1/10 Troy oz.

Total Weight:..........3.110 grams

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

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

Diameter:..............16.0mm

Thickness:.............1.13mm

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

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

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

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1/10th oz. Canadian Gold Maple Leaf
Mintage Figures:

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Year      Mintage

1982....184,000

1983....224,000

1984....226,000

1985....476,000

1986....483,000

1987....459,000

1988....412,000

1989....539,000

1990....476,000

1991....322,000

1992....384,000

1993....248,630

1994....313,150

1995....294,890

1996....179,220

1997....188,540

1998....301,940

1999....709,920

2000....52,970

2001....63,470

2002....45,020

2003....26,940

2004....33,480

2005....30,380

2006....40,960

2007....21,300

2008....38,510

2009....227,670

2010....111,160

2011....81,280

2012....95,700

2013....139,110

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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