One of the most recognizable designs among silver coins for sale is the Royal Canadian Mint’s use of the sugar maple leaf. This iconic emblem of Canada has been captured in gold since 1979 and on silver coins since 1988. However, you’ve never seen the sugar maple leaf as it appears on this new silver bullion coin from the RCM. Today, 2018 10 oz Silver Canadian Magnificent Maple Leaf Coins are available to you online at Silver.com.
Coin Highlights:
- Ships to you individually housed within protective plastic capsule and quantities of 24 will have a cardboard boxes!
- All-new design of the maple leaf for a silver bullion RCM coin!
- Issued the highest face value of any Canadian silver bullion coin!
- Consists of Ten Troy ounces of .9999 fine silver.
- Face value of $50 (CAD) is fully backed by the Canadian government.
- Obverse bears the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
- Reverse includes a brilliant new design of sugar maple leaves.
- Design created for the coin by Celia Godkin.
The all-new 2018 10 oz Silver Canadian Magnificent Maple Leaf Coin features a brilliant design from Celia Godkin. With a diameter of 76.25 millimeters, this coin has a large surface area that makes it easy to bring every detail of the design to life in shining fashion. You’ll also find the RCM’s cutting-edge security features that include precise radial lines and a micro-engraved laser maple leaf.
Sugar maple leaf trees are found throughout the eastern and central regions of Canada, as well as the upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and northeastern United States. As the name suggests, the sugar maple tree is a primary source of maple syrup in North America and also provides bright, beautiful fall foliage for those across the central and eastern regions of North America.
Celia Godkin’s design on this coin’s reverse surface has been precisely engraved with layers of texture to help bring out added depth in the design of the coin. There is also a distinctive bullion finish with brilliant relief on a lined, textured background to create stunning visuals on the Silver Canadian Magnificent Maple Leaf.
The reverse of the 2018 10 oz Silver Canadian Magnificent Maple Leaf Coins features a new maple leaf design with two leaves. This collection includes two sugar maple leaves with stems attached at the same twig. The maple leaf security mark is found to the lower left and the “CG” initials of the designer to the lower right. You’ll also note the presence of engravings that indicate nation of issue, weight, purity, and metal content.
On the obverse of the 10 Silver Canadian Magnificent Maple Leaf Coin is Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty’s portrait is captured in right-profile relief and was created as the fourth-generation design of the Queen on Canadian coinage by Susanna Blunt.
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