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30 Dollars - Elizabeth II The Maple Leaf
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Reference(s) | RCM/MRC#167699 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A dramatic upward-looking perspective of a mature sugar maple (Acer saccharum) canopy rendered in vivid color, with richly detailed branches and lush green foliage filling the entire field. The finely engraved silver branches contrast strikingly against the full-color applied leaf canopy, creating a three-dimensional naturalistic effect. The inscription CANADA is incused along the lower rim in widely spaced serif capitals. The date 2018 appears at lower left within the design, and the engraver's initials ED are situated discreetly at lower right. The composition celebrates the iconic Canadian maple in full summer leaf. |
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The Maple Leaf bullion program, launched in 1979, was Canada's answer to the South African Krugerrand's dominance of the international silver bullion market. By 2018, the Royal Canadian Mint had built the series into one of the most technically refined bullion products in the world, introducing radial line backgrounds and micro-engraved security features — including a laser-marked privy — specifically to combat the counterfeiting that had plagued competing programs from China and elsewhere.
The 2 troy oz format of this piece targets the stacking market rather than single-coin investors, a segment the RCM began pursuing aggressively in the mid-2010s.