Royal Canadian Mint Gold Coin Stolen

The gold maple leaf is legal tender with a face value of 50 canadian dollars the market value of the metal varies depending on the spot price of gold having a 9999 millesimal fineness 24 carats in some cases 99999 the coin is among the.

Royal canadian mint gold coin stolen.

Given the 709 000 ounces of gold the mint pumped out in 2014 as well as the c 2 4 billion 1 8 billion usd in revenue it raked in last year. 2 46 a look at how coins are made at the royal canadian mint with shannon cuciz. Learn more 2020 200 1 oz. Royal canadian mint spokesman alex reeves said the stolen coin does not belong to the mint.

Produced in various compositions ranging from 14 24 karat gold our coins are engraved with breathtaking scenes from canada s fauna to historical events and the iconic maple leaf. The canadian gold maple leaf gml is a gold bullion coin that is issued annually by the government of canada it is produced by the royal canadian mint. The mint had made six of them in 2007 to promote a new line of high purity bullion. A royal canadian mint spokesman said five of the giant coins were sold while the sixth remains in a vault in ottawa.

The royal canadian mint is proud to launch a 2 circulation coin celebrating the 75th anniversary of the end of world war ii and the canadians who defeated enemies of freedom after six long years. A few years prior the münze österreich the austrian mint had created its most audacious product line yet. A gold coin produced by the royal canadian mint is more than just gold it s a work of art. Even funnier the mint seems not to have noticed that its gold was stolen at all until long after the fact.

Canadian gold coin worth 6m stolen from berlin museum. After creating the original which is in storage in ottawa the mint manufactured five more that were. A former royal canadian mint employee has been found guilty of smuggling 190 000 worth of gold from the building on sussex drive apparently in his rectum an ottawa judge ruled wednesday morning.