1/2 oz Pure Gold Coin - Early Canadian History: New France - Mintage: 1,000 (2020)

Description

In the early 17th century, the first colonies of Newfane began to appear as Europeans shifted their attention away from fish that could be harvested at sea to a new source of wealth that resided on shore: fur. Fur-trading posts required permanent, fortified settlements with a variety of people to provide the skills, services and products necessary to sustain the community. When Samuel de Champlain began building his Habitation at today’s Quebec City, he knew that two critical services could be p