1-Million-Dollar-Coin-In-Canada

By Suparna Chakaraborthy

{image-06-million-dollar-coin-060710.jpg-www.boldsky.com}The-thought-of-1-Million-dollars,-sends-a-shiver-down-your-spine-and-also-the-picture-of-a-hefty-bag-with-notes-oozing-from-all-sides,-looms-in-your-vision.-Well,-you-can-stop-thinking-of-the-hefty-bag-rather-it-would-be-a-heavy-bag-with-1-million-coin.-The-Worlds-biggest-and-purest-gold-maple-leaf-coin-of-1-million-dollar-was-unveiled-in-2007,-by-the-Royal-Canadian-Mint.-The-coin-weighs-100-Kg-in-weight,-50-cm-in-diameter-and-3cm-thick-and-it-is-made-up-of-99.999-percent-pure-gold.-Five-such-coins-have-been-minted-till-date.-The-coins-are-minted-at-Royal-Canadian's-Ottawa-facility.-The-coin-is-designed-by-Royal-Canadian-Mint-artist-and-engraved-by-senior-engraver-Stan-Witten.-The-coin-bears-the-impression-of-Her-Majesty-Queen-Elizabeth-II.-The-impression-has-been-made-by-Canadian-portrait-artist-Susanna-Blunt.-The-1-million-maple-leaf-coin-has-left-behind-the-“Big-Phil". This coin was made of 31kg and was a coin worth 100,000 Euros worth. Big Phill was made to honour the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

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