CANADA
2008
400th Anniversary Of Quebec City
$1 Sterling Silver Coin
Specification:
RCM Number: 6240108
Face Value: $1
Mintage: 35,000
Composition: 92.5% Silver/ 7.5% Copper
Weight: 23.29 g
Diameter: 36.07 mm
Edge: Serrated
Finish: Brilliant
Artist: Suzanne Duranceau (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
Four hundred years ago, Samuel de Champlain built a fur trading post at a spot on the St. Lawrence River where the Algonquin people would come to fish and barter.
Kebec (where the river narrows) quickly became one of North America's largest maritime cities. Today, its unique character as the only walled city on the continent continues to draw people from around the world
A portrait of Samuel de Champlain with the habitation he built atthe foot of Cap-aux-Diamants at Kebec (now the city of Québec) in the background. The boats underscore the importance of the city's position on the St. Lawrence River as the gateway to North America
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