2013 1oz $5 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SILVER MAPLE LEAF FINE SILVER HIGH RELIEF PIEDFORT

For 25 years, the iconic Silver Maple Leaf has been a highly sought-after Royal Canadian Mint bullion coin. This pure silver numismatic coin is a tribute to the Silver Maple Leaf’s beauty and success since its introduction in 1988.

Description:

• Designed by Canadian artist Jean-Louis Sirois, this coin’s reverse image features an original and highly creative take on the perennial Canadian maple leaf design present on all Silver Maple Leaf bullion coins. The focal point is a tilted, detailed and embossed maple leaf on a background of maple leaves.
• Special Features:
• The Piedfort returns! Last seen in 2010, the Piedfort format makes a dramatic return with this exceptionally designed and crafted coin.
• The word “piedfort” literally means “strong foot” in French and appeared centuries ago to mean “heavy measure” in minting. Today, “piedfort” indicates that a coin is thicker than usual.
• Exceptionally designed, this coin features the Royal Canadian Mint’s world-renown Silver Maple Leaf set to a bed of fallen leaves. Each leaf is precision-engraved and artistically finished, giving the coin further relief and luster.
• Including commemorative “25 Yrs/Ans” mark, this coin is an excellent addition to 2013’s sold-out Silver Maple Leaf collection.

Product specifications:

Item Number: 126804
Face Value: 5 dollars
Mintage: 10,000
Composition: 99.99% fine silver
Weight (g): 31.39
Diameter (mm): 34
Edge: Serrated
Finish: Proof
Certificate: Serialized
Artist: Jean Louis Sirois

Advertising Date: October 1st, 2013
Launch Date: October 8, 2013

Packaging:

Coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint branded maroon clamshell case lined with flock and protected by a graphic beauty box.
Finished size: 67 mm x 67 mm

Complete Certificate Text:

Celebrating 25 Years of the Royal Canadian Mint’s World-Renowned Silver Maple Leaf

When the Royal Canadian Mint introduced its first Silver Maple Leaf bullion coin in 1988, the coin’s beauty and purity made it an instant success. Since that first release, the Silver Maple Leaf bullion coin has been minted annually with one troy ounce (31.1 grams) of 9999 fine silver and a face value of 5 Dollars—the highest face value on the market for any comparable silver bullion coin.
In addition to its metal weight, purity, and face value, the coin’s reverse design has consistently featured the emblematic maple leaf – a Canadian icon that remains a favourite for collectors around the world. This coin celebrates the iconic Silver Maple Leaf bullion coin with an exciting variation on Walter Ott’s traditional maple leaf reverse image for this flagship Royal Canadian Mint product. In addition, the obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II from the 1988 original.