1/25th Ounce Fine Gold Penny 2012 Celebrates the Penny's 75th Anniversary of the Maple Leaf Design

The cent coin that most Canadians have known all their lives was first introduced 75 years ago in 1937. The design, by G. E. Kruger-Gray, was intended to modernize Canada's lowest denomination coin, using the maple leaf as a classic symbol of Canada. The year 2012 is both the 75th anniversary of this cent design and the last issue ever of one-cent coins in Canada. To mark these two events, the Royal Canadian Mint has produced Canada's first and only one-cent coin ever to be struck in pure gold. This coin weighs 1/25 of an ounce and features the classic maple leaf cent design.

• Mintage: 12,000
• Weight: just over 1 oz pure silver
• GST/HST exempt

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• 1/25th Ounce Fine Gold Penny 2012 Celebrates the Penny's 75th Anniversary of the Maple Leaf Design