The Royal Canadian Mint began producing the palladium Maple Leaf in 2005 and has since struck these coins in only 5 mintages; 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2015. To date, fewer than 150,000 have been made. Although other world mints had produced commemorative coins in palladium, the Maple Leaf is the first legal tender bullion coin. Each coin is minted from .9995 pure palladium and carries a face value of $50 Canadian.