Big Maple Leaf
The Big Maple Leaf (BML) is a $1 million (CAD) gold coin weighing 100 kilograms (220 lb) (3,215 troy ounces). A set of five of these coins was produced by the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) in 2007, at their Ottawa facility where the first BML produced remains in storage.
Canada | |
| Value | 1000000 Canadian dollar |
|---|---|
| Mass | 100,000 g |
| Diameter | 530 mm |
| Composition | 999.99/1000 gold |
| Gold | 3,215 troy oz |
| Years of minting | 1 |
| Mintage | 5 |
| Obverse | |
| Design | Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II |
| Designer | Susanna Blunt |
| Design date | 2003 |
| Reverse | |
| Design | Hand-polished stylized maple leaf |
| Designer | Stanley Witten |
The Big Maple Leaf was recognized by the Guinness World Records in 2007 not only for its status as the world's biggest gold coin but also for its unparalleled gold purity of 99.999 per cent.
As of March 2017, the market value of a single Big Maple Leaf had reached approximately $4 million (USD). On 27 March 2017, one of the coins was stolen from a Berlin museum.
The Big Maple Leaf remained the largest gold coin ever minted until 2011, when the 1 tonne (1000 kg) Australian Gold Nugget ("Gold Kangaroo") was minted.