Silver Coin - $1 - 2008 - Royal Canadian Mint - 400th Anniversary of Quebec City.
Mintage - 65000.
This $1 sterling silver proof coin is 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper.
Diameter: 36.07 mm.
Weight: 25.175 g.
The reverse design by Suzanne Duranceau features a portrait of Samuel de Champlain with the "habitation" he built at the foot of Cap-aux-Diamants at Kebec (now Quebec City) in the background. The boats on the water underscore the importance of the St. Lawrence to the city's position as the gateway to North America. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.