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Canadian Maple Leafs

The Government of Canada issues its own gold bullion coin called Canadian Gold Maple Leaf (GML). It was introduced in 1979 by the Royal Canadian Mint. While the standard version has a weight of minimum 1 ounce, other sizes and denominations are also available namely, ​1⁄25 ounce, ​1⁄20 ounce, ​1⁄10 ounce , ​1⁄4 ounce and ​1⁄2 ounce. Its obverse side carries the profile of Queen Elizabeth II of Canada, and the reverse side carries the embossment of Canadian Maple Leaf