PROOF DOLLARS - 2008 CANADIAN COINS # 38 - 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF QUEBEC CITY
SKU: MO408
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Description
Composition : 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper
Mintage : 65,000 coins
Echos of history --
Celebrating the 400th Anniversary of Quebec City (1608-2008)
In 1608, Samuel de Champlain landed on the shores of the St. Lawrence River at a place the Algonquin people called Kebek. ''Where the river narrows'' was a popular spot where they came to fish and to barter.
[...]
Champlain's first habitation was a residence, warehouse andfort combined, complete with cannons, a palisade of wood stakes, a moat and a drawbridge. Within the year, it was a bustling enterprise where First Nations people came to trade furs for European goods.
As ships sailed the ocean and canoes paddled up and down river, Kebek became a bustling maritime city, in the third largest in North America. By the mid 1800's, it was a major outlet for lumber and soon added wheat to its exports. But the city's unique character attracted more than industry. Two hundred years ago, wealthy tourist were alreadywriting about this ''masterpiece of an art and nature'' in their memoirs.
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PROOF DOLLARS - 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF QUEBEC CITY - 2008 CANADIAN COINS 38 is categorised COINS AND PAPER MONEY / 08- ROYAL CANADIAN MINT / 01- STERLING SILVER and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.
Mintage : 65,000 coins
Echos of history --
Celebrating the 400th Anniversary of Quebec City (1608-2008)
In 1608, Samuel de Champlain landed on the shores of the St. Lawrence River at a place the Algonquin people called Kebek. ''Where the river narrows'' was a popular spot where they came to fish and to barter.
[...]
Champlain's first habitation was a residence, warehouse andfort combined, complete with cannons, a palisade of wood stakes, a moat and a drawbridge. Within the year, it was a bustling enterprise where First Nations people came to trade furs for European goods.
As ships sailed the ocean and canoes paddled up and down river, Kebek became a bustling maritime city, in the third largest in North America. By the mid 1800's, it was a major outlet for lumber and soon added wheat to its exports. But the city's unique character attracted more than industry. Two hundred years ago, wealthy tourist were alreadywriting about this ''masterpiece of an art and nature'' in their memoirs.
[...]
PROOF DOLLARS - 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF QUEBEC CITY - 2008 CANADIAN COINS 38 is categorised COINS AND PAPER MONEY / 08- ROYAL CANADIAN MINT / 01- STERLING SILVER and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.
Face value :
1 CAN
Print : 65000
Manufacturer : MONNAIE ROYALE CANADIENNE
Component : STERLING SILVER
Print : 65000
Manufacturer : MONNAIE ROYALE CANADIENNE
Component : STERLING SILVER
SKU: MO408
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| Pier O. | Report this review |
| 19/12/2021 | |
| Excellent | |
| Très belle pièce en argent de la Monnaie Royale canadienne rendant hommage au fondateur de la ville de Québec et explorateur de la Nouvelle-France. Belle conservation de la pièce, je recommande l'achat à tous les collectionneurs. | |
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