Composition : 99.99% Fine Silver
Mintage : 7,500

Maple Leaf Impression with Green Enamel Effect

From backpackers in Berlin to peacekeepers in Pakistan, Canadians areimmediately identifiable by a singular image they faithfully sport on pins,badges,and appliqués: the red maple leaf.

This lyrical cipher has symbolized Canada and Canadians for nearly two hundredyears. Historians generally recognize the adoption of the maple leaf byQuebec's Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Montreal in 1836 as the first officialuse of the symbol to represent an element of Canadian culture.

The symbol was soon popularized in print, song, and in the small markers - suchas lapel pins - with which Canadian residents of variousorigins honoured theirhomelands. The English had their roses, the Scots their thistle, the Irishtheir shamrocks, and the French their fleur-de-lis - and native-born Canadiansquickly chose the prosaic maple leaf. The idea of including the maple leaf on Canada's nationalflag took root withLester B. Pearson in World War I, when he noted that every Canadian battalionhad included some form of the maple leaf in its insignia. Fifty years later, in1965, under his leadership as prime minister, Canada's famous red-and-whitemaple leaf flag was born.

In addition to the maple leaf's presence on various provincial flags and coatsof arms, the country's coinage has featured maple leaves, wreaths, and boughsin various forms for most of Canada's history. In fact, the maple leaf waspresent on all Canadian coins from 1876 to 1901. Since that time, it has alwaysappeared on Canadian pennies until 2012.

This coin is the second issue of the Maple Leaf Impression collection.
The first coin of the series, released in 2013, depicts the Maple Leaf Impression with Red Enamel Effect.
The second coin of the series, releasedin 2014, depict the Maple Leaf Impression with Green Enamel Effect.
 

MAPLE LEAF IMPRESSION - MAPLE LEAF IMPRESSION WITH GREEN ENAMEL EFFECT - 2014 CANADIAN COINS 02 is categorised COINS AND PAPER MONEY / 08- ROYAL CANADIAN MINT / 02- FINE SILVER and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.