Palladium coin

Since then a number of countries have issued palladium coins, including Canada, the Soviet Union, France, Palau, Portugal, Russia, China, Australia and Slovakia.

[citation needed] The former USSR, now the Russian Federation, minted the most palladium coins in the world.

Some other popular palladium coins minted by other countries are listed below.

[citation needed] A bill authorizing the United States Mint to produce and distribute a one-troy-ounce palladium coin was passed into law on December 14, 2010.

One of the sides bears a single maple leaf (one of the national symbols of Canada), and the other has the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II.