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Last Updated on 06/23/2024

1 oz. Palladium Maple Leaf 
Bullion Coin

First minted in 2005, the Canadian Palladium Maple Leaf was the first government-issued palladium bullion coin.

Until Canada released the Palladium Maple Leaf, several countries had issued palladium coins as commemorative issues but never as official government-backed, investment-grade bullion coins.

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Design of the
1 oz. Palladium Maple Leaf
Bullion Coin

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Obverse

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The obverse of the palladium coin features the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II; the effigy was designed by Susanna Blunt.

Inscriptions:

• ELIZABETH II
• 50 DOLLARS
• Year of Issue
• SB - initials of Susanna Blunt on the Queen's shoulder

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.

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Reverse

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The reverse of the palladium bullion coin features Walter Ott's design of the national symbol of Canada, the Maple Leaf.

Inscriptions:

• CANADA
• 9995 (purity)
• FINE PALLADIUM
• 1 OZ
  
• PALLADIUM PUR ("Pure Palladium" in French)
  
• Micro-engraved Maple Leaf security mark

The Edge of the coin is reeded.

Micro-Engraved Maple Leaf
Security Mark

The Royal Canadian Mint's bullion coin security mark is a Micro-Engraved "Maple Leaf" design produced by the Mint's use of laser technology.

In 2013, the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) created the security feature and added it to the 1oz. Canadian Gold Maple Leaf bullion coin's reverse side.

In 2014, the RCM started to add this feature to the reverse side of all the Canadian Maple Leaf bullion coins.

Inside the Laser-Engraved maple leaf is a numeral indicating the coin’s "Year of Issue," which is more easily visible under magnification.

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1 oz. Palladium Maple Leaf
Coin Information

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Introduction:..............2005

IRA Approved:............Unknown

Grade:.......................Uncirculated

Face Value:................$50 CAD

Palladium Content:.....1 troy oz.

Total Weight:.............31.10 grams

Purity:.......................99.95% / 999.5 per mille

Diameter:..................38mm

Thickness:.................2.87mm

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

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

Edge:........................reeded

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1 oz. Palladium Maple Leaf
Mintage Figures

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Year      Sales       Mintage

2005....62,919.....62,919

2006....68,707.....68,707

2007....15,415.....25,109

2008....9,694.......9,694

2009....40,000.....65,000

2010....25,000.....25,000

2011............0............0

2012............0............0

2013............0............0

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 Maple Leaf Bullion Coins since 2014, once those numbers are released they will be recorded.

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