The bullion coin was partly reintroduced in 2009 in the form of the 1 troy ounce denomination in .9999 purity, featuring a new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse.
[5] At the time, the Gold Maple Leaf was extremely popular in Japan, with 1.1 million ounces of the coin sold there from 1984 onwards.
[9] Coins made of 1⁄20 oz platinum with a face value of $1 were subsequently released in 1993, with the intention of attracting the small investment and jewelry sectors.
[7] Although the sales of the Platinum Maple Leaf more than doubled from 1990 to 1991 – increasing from 18,000 to 39,000 ounces (from 510.3 to 1,105.6 kg) – this was primarily because the price of the precious metal had "dropped substantially".
However, they began producing the coin again in 2009,[13] this time featuring the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Susanna Blunt back in 2003.