Composition : 99.99% pure gold
Mintage : 200

2012 MapleLeaf Forever: Proud, Strong, Deeply Rooted

Valour,perseverance,diversity :themapleleafisapowerfulsymbolofCanadianidentityandvalues.Internationally recognized, themaple leaf has been Canada's emblem for almost three hundred years.

This national symbol is well-chosen: the sugar maple is a veryimportant member of the northeastern Canadian boreal forest.While thespeciesismostrenownedfortheclarityofitssap, whichproducessomeoftheworld'spurestand finest maple syrup, it is also a highly resilient tree that can germinate, grow, and thrive in areas with poor sunlight and problematicsoil.Itproducesextremelyhard,sought-afterhardwood,whichisusedforitemsrangingfrommusical instruments and furnishings to professional basketball court floors and pool cues.

This hardy species has represented Canadians' stalwart spirit and strong connection to the country's natural landscape. When the symbol first came into official use in the nineteenth century, Canadians chose a twig of three golden maple leaves to represent Ontario and a twig of three green maple leaves to represent Quebec. As the years unfolded, so did the intricacies and applications of this national symbol, most prominently on the national flag and on Canadian currency.



EMBLEM OF CANADA - MAPLE LEAF FOREVER - 2012 CANADIAN COINS 01 is categorised COINS AND PAPER MONEY / 08- ROYAL CANADIAN MINT / 07- PURE GOLD and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.