The 2008 Silver Maple Leaf Vancouver Olympics coin pairs the Royal Canadian Mint’s flagship bullion series with a piece of Olympic history. Struck in one troy ounce of 9999 fine silver ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games, it was issued only in 2008, giving the date a fixed, one-time design that appeals to Olympic memorabilia collectors as much as to silver stackers.
Key Features:
- Purity and Weight: 1 troy ounce of 9999 fine silver
- Metal Type: Investment-grade silver bullion with a $5 CAD face value, IRA eligible
- Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II effigy by Susanna Blunt, with the denomination and date
- Reverse: The classic sugar maple leaf beside the Vancouver 2010 inukshuk emblem and Olympic rings
The obverse presents Susanna Blunt’s uncrowned, right-facing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, the effigy that graced Canadian coinage from 2003 until the Queen’s passing. ELIZABETH II arcs across the top rim, with 5 DOLLARS and the date 2008 sweeping along the bottom.
The reverse divides its field in two. The familiar sugar maple leaf fills the right side, its veins and serrated edges struck in textured detail, while the left panel carries the official Vancouver 2010 emblem: a stylized inukshuk, the stacked-stone figure that Inuit peoples of the Canadian Arctic have long built as markers of guidance and welcome. Beneath it sit the inscription vancouver 2010 and the Olympic rings. CANADA spans the top, the 9999 fineness sits in the right field, and the bilingual legend FINE SILVER 1 OZ ARGENT PUR wraps the lower rim.
Each coin comes in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. At 9999 fineness it exceeds IRS purity requirements and is fully eligible for precious metals IRAs. Olympic-issue Maple Leafs were struck only for the 2008 to 2010 window, and the series has long since closed.
Sovereign silver with a Winter Games stamp that will never be repeated. Order the 2008 Silver Maple Leaf Vancouver Olympics coin today and add a dated piece of Olympic history to your stack.