Canadian Silver Maple Leaf

The Canadian Silver Maple Leaf is a series of silver bullion coins issued by Canada. It has a static design every year and mostly comes in 1 troy ounce of silver. Variation for this coin includes proof (1989 only), privy marks, coloured maple leaf (has a different design than regular maple leaf) and holographic enhancement (5 Coin Set – 1 oz, ½ oz, ¼ oz, 1/10 oz, 1/20 oz). A single-issue 10 oz version was produced in 1998 to mark the 10th anniversary of the coin series. The face value of the 1 oz coin is 5 Canadian Dollars, the highest among other silver bullions. During the month of February, 2008, the market value of the coin was approximately 20 Canadian dollars. The purity of the coin is 99.99% silver, also the highest among other bullions which have a 99.90% standard. The program started in 1988 and is on-going today.

In 1999, all Silver Maple Leaf coins that were issued came with a Privy Mark to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Maple Leaf program. The following year, all coins for the year 2000 featured a Privy Mark with Fireworks and the number 2000. Another Silver Maple Leaf was issued to commemorate the Millennium. These coins were produced for January 1, 2000 and the Privy Mark consisted of Fireworks as well. The coins were double dated 1999 and 2000. The coin is struck by the Royal Canadian Mint.

According to the Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins (62nd edition, 2007), standard Silver Maple Leafs differ from their Gold and Platinum counterparts in generating collector demand above and beyond bullion value, with the 1996 and 1997 mintings in particular fetching higher prices due to limited pressings (for example, just under 101,000 for the 1997 Maple Leaf compared with more than 1.2 million pressed of the 1999 edition).

Some of the privy marked Maple Leafs were available only in Europe.

In 2006, The Royal Canadian Mint issued the 5 ounce 2006 Four Seasons $50 coin. The low mintage of 2,000 coins worldwide and the first 0.9999 5oz pure silver issue by the Royal Canadian Mint has resulted in significant collector demand for this particular coin.

Obverse: The effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. There are three different versions, a young head version, an old head version, and an older head version. The year of issue and the face value of 5 dollars is also displayed on this side.

Reverse: Picture of a maple leaf. On some variations there are also a small privy mark on the lower half of the coin or colour enhancement

There is also a Gold Maple Leaf series issued in the same design as the silver one.

Olympic Maple Leaf

 * The Royal Canadian Mint and the International Olympic Committee have reached an agreement on Olympic Gold and Silver Maple Leaf coins. The announcement was made on August 3, 2007 and the agreement allows the RCM to strike bullion coins with the emblems of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The issue will consist of two coins: one Gold Maple Leaf coin and a Canadian Silver Maple Leaf coin and both coins will feature the date of 2008. The new agreement means that the RCM is now selling Olympic coins through all of its major business lines: bullion, circulation, numismatics.

Privy Mark Silver Maple Leaf
{|class="wikitable" !Year !Privy Mark !Artist !Mintage !Issue Price !Special Notes
 * - bgcolor=#E8E8E8
 * 1998
 * 90th Anniversary of the RCM
 * Walter Ott, RCM Engravers
 * 13,025
 * N/A
 * Sold by RCM
 * - bgcolor=#E8E8E8
 * 1998
 * RCMP
 * Walter Ott, RCM Engravers
 * 25,000
 * N/A
 * Made for Canada Post
 * - bgcolor=#E8E8E8
 * 1998
 * Year of the Tiger
 * Walter Ott, RCM Engravers
 * 25,000
 * N/A
 * Made for MTB Bank
 * - bgcolor=#E8E8E8
 * 1998
 * Titanic
 * Walter Ott, RCM Engravers
 * 26,000
 * $29.95
 * Made for Dillon Gage
 * - bgcolor=#E8E8E8
 * 1999
 * Year of the Rabbit
 * Walter Ott, RCM Engravers
 * 25,000
 * N/A
 * Made for MTB Bank
 * - bgcolor=#E8E8E8
 * 2000
 * Expo Hanover
 * Walter Ott, RCM Engravers
 * 15,000
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * - bgcolor=#E8E8E8
 * 2000
 * Year of the Dragon
 * Walter Ott, RCM Engravers
 * 25,000
 * N/A
 * Made for MTB Bank
 * - bgcolor=#E8E8E8
 * 2001
 * Year of the Snake
 * Walter Ott, RCM Engravers
 * 25,000
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * - bgcolor=#E8E8E8
 * 2002
 * Year of the Horse
 * Walter Ott, RCM Engravers
 * 25,000
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * - bgcolor=#E8E8E8
 * 2003
 * Year of the Sheep
 * Walter Ott, RCM Engravers
 * 25,000
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * - bgcolor=#E8E8E8
 * 2004
 * Alphonse Desjardins
 * Walter Ott, RCM Engravers
 * 15,000
 * $39.95
 * Sold by La Caisse Desjardins
 * - bgcolor=#E8E8E8
 * 2004
 * D-Day
 * Walter Ott, RCM Engravers
 * 12,485
 * $39.95
 * Included Certificate of Authenticity
 * - bgcolor=#E8E8E8
 * 2004
 * Year of the Monkey
 * Walter Ott, RCM Engravers
 * 25,000
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * - bgcolor=#E8E8E8
 * 2005
 * Liberation of the Netherlands
 * Walter Ott, RCM Engravers
 * 3,500
 * $45.95 Euros
 * Made for Royal Dutch Mint
 * - bgcolor=#E8E8E8
 * 2005
 * VE Day
 * Walter Ott, RCM Engravers
 * 7,000
 * $39.95
 * Sold in US by Jerry Morgan
 * - bgcolor=#E8E8E8
 * 2005
 * Victory in Japan
 * Walter Ott, RCM Engravers
 * 7,000
 * $39.95
 * Sold in US by Jerry Morgan
 * - bgcolor=#E8E8E8
 * 2005
 * Year of the Rooster
 * Walter Ott, RCM Engravers
 * 15,000
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * - bgcolor=#E8E8E8
 * 2006
 * Year of the Dog
 * Walter Ott, RCM Engravers
 * 10,000
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * - bgcolor=#E8E8E8
 * 2007
 * Year of the Pig
 * Walter Ott, RCM Engravers
 * 8,000
 * N/A
 * N/A

Anniversary Maple Leafs
The following coins are not considered Maple Leaves, but are fractional silver coins made by the Royal Canadian Mint.