Canadian Maple Leaf

The Canadian Maple Leaf is the official bullion gold coin of Canada. It is produced by the Royal Canadian Mint and is the purest gold coin of regular issue in the world, with a gold content of .9999 millesimal fineness (24 karats). That is, it contains virtually no base metals at all – only gold exclusively from gold mines in Canada. Coins minted between 1979 and 1981 have gold content of .999.