The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 45, November 4, 2007, Article 21

MONSTER CANADIAN GOLD COIN ENTERS GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS

The 100kg  gold coin produced by the Royal Canadian Mint
has been listed in the Guinness Book Of World Records as
the world's largest gold coin.

"'This recognition is a wonderful endorsement of the
incomparable skill and imagination of the people who work
at the Royal Canadian Mint,' said president and CEO Ian E.
Bennett. 'The Mint has long been recognized as one of the
most innovative in the world and the Guinness World Record
is further evidence of this fact.'

"The gold bullion coin with a $1-million face value was
originally conceived as a unique showpiece to promote the
Mint's new line of 99999-pure one-ounce Gold Maple Leaf
coins. After several interested buyers came forward, the
RCM decided to make a very limited quantity available for
sale. To date, five of these majestic coins, weighing 3,215
oz each, have been purchased by investors from Canada and
abroad.

"The reverse of the coins features an elegant maple leaf
designed by senior engraver Stan Witten and the obverse
bears the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by
celebrated Canadian portrait artist Susanna Blunt. The
coins are manufactured in Ottawa."

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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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