Classic Canadiana, enhanced with dual gold plating.

Year after year, Maple Leaves in Motion presents creative art and tech pairings that add new visual interest to the familiar sight of a proud maple leaf. For 2026, we’ve opted for a classic look to mark the 30th anniversary of the maple tree’s designation as Canada’s national arboreal emblem. On the coin’s reverse, the largest leaf is plated with rose gold, while the three smaller leaves—one for each decade of the maple tree’s reign as an official emblem—are highlighted with yellow gold. And behind it all, the holograph-like pattern creates the illusion of motion whenever its micro maples catch the light.

Canada’s maple leaf, standing proud in yellow and rose gold.

Good to know

Canadiana with a colourful twist. Silver and two colours of gold—your 5 oz. 99.99% pure silver coin features dual plating on its portrait of a classic Canadian icon, the maple leaf.

Yellow and rose gold. Your coin features rose gold plating on the largest maple leaf on the reverse, the effigy on the obverse, and the rim on both sides. For a luxurious colour contrast, yellow gold highlights the three smaller leaves on the reverse.

An arboreal anniversary. This year (2026) marks the 30th anniversary of Canada’s national arboreal emblem, the maple tree (Genus Acer), bringing extra meaning to the maple portraits issued for 2026.

A sellout every year. The combination of a classic Canadian design and modern engraving technologies makes our Maple Leaves in Motion coin a popular annual issue—in fact, it has sold out every year since the series began.

Maple leaf pattern. Both sides of the coin feature a frosted maple leaf pattern that lights up at just the right angle to create a dynamic background effect.

Low mintage. Only 2,000 coins are available to collectors worldwide.

Includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.

NO GST/HST

Did you know?

Ten maple species (g. Acer) occur naturally in Canada, which produces roughly 70% of the world’s supply of maple syrup.

Behind closed doors

"The design was created to highlight the natural beauty of Canada's iconic symbol, the maple leaf. The large central leaf shows the intricate veining and delicate structure of the subject while standing tall and proud, exemplifying strength and resilience. The three smaller leaves were drawn in various positions to depict movement, the way the leaves would sway in the breeze or even their final graceful descent in the fall."

– Lisa Thomson-Khan, Artist

"The relief is higher on the large leaf, with the three smaller ones sitting a little lower to create a sense of distance and make the more prominent one appear closer to the viewer. With any art medium, sometimes you need to play up certain features since nature can be a bit more nuanced; that’s the case with the leaf’s subtle vein texture that becomes most noticeable in the fall. We wanted to create something that looks realistic, and though easily missed, finer details like the smaller vein structure can make a big visual impact—it’s a fine balance."

– Konrad Wachelko, 3D Artist-Engraver

About the design

Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded red lacquered wood case, which comes packaged in a black beauty box.

Designed by Canadian artist Lisa Thomson-Khan, your coin’s reverse features four traditionally engraved maple leaves—a large one plated with rose gold, and three smaller ones plated with yellow gold—backed by a laser-engraved maple leaf field pattern. The pattern repeats on the obverse, which features the rose-gold plated effigy of His Majesty King Charles III by Canadian artist Steven Rosati.

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$50 Fine Silver Coin - Maple Leaves in Motion (2026)