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| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | CANADA 9999 9999 FINE SILVER 1/4 OZ ARGENT PUR |
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The Fractional Maple Leaf series was introduced partly in response to collector demand for .9999 fine silver in smaller, more accessible denominations — the Royal Canadian Mint having established that four-nines purity as its benchmark in 1998, several years after competitors were still shipping three-nines product. The $3 face value carries no practical monetary function; it exists to anchor the piece legally as currency under the Currency Act while the actual market premium tracks silver spot entirely.