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| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Thickness | 2.2 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1990 - Proof - 49,940 |
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This issue was part of Canada's broader push in the early 1990s to highlight adult literacy as a national policy concern, coinciding with UNESCO's designation of 1990 as International Literacy Year. The Royal Canadian Mint produced a relatively modest gold issue to mark the occasion, with the .5833 fineness — 14-karat — a deliberate cost-containment decision that kept the coin accessible to a broader collector base without committing to the higher gold content used in the Maple Leaf bullion series.