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1.5 oz Multi Maple Leaf Silver Coin 2015
New Weight and New Design
Even though the weight may appear to be the real innovation of the coin at first glance, the design of the coin is no less innovative and unusual, making the coin of interest to collectors and design lovers too.
In remarkable detail and fineness, the motif side depicts three Canadian maple leaves. The leaves in various sizes appear to be attached to a small section of branch, swaying in the wind. The fine, clearly illustrated veins of the leaves and the sharp contrasting edges that allow the leaves to stand out clearly from the structured background are fascinating. An embossed ring separates the motif from the inscription, which states the country of issue “Canada” on top and the coin’s year of issue “2015” on a slightly grooved background. In the centre below the motif, the denomination of the coin, “1½ oz”, is stated and is framed by the material description in the respective national languages, English and French (FINE SILVER, ARGENT PUR).
The nominal side , typical for coins from Commonwealth Member States, depicts the image of Queen Elizabeth II. This motif is also an innovation this year, because after the last update in 1998, all Commonwealth coins issued in 2015 bear a new and current portrait of the Queen. The portrait designed by the British artist Jody Clark shows the United Kingdom’s monarch with a gentle and charming smile, as well as age-appropriate wrinkles that add a special charm to the image. Here too, the background is lightly structured, but there is no frame around the motif on this side, so the name of the Queen “ELIZABETH II” is seen directly over the image, while the nominal value of the coin, “8 DOLLARS”, is specified below. The structure of the background of the image serves less as a design feature and more as an anti-forgery device on the coin. This feature was introduced in 2013 as a new security standard for minting the Maple Leaf and has been retained ever since.
