2 dollars — Canada (2008) — 400th Anniversary of Quebec City

Special facts

The 2008 toonie for the 400th anniversary of Quebec City, founded by Samuel de Champlain in 1608: a large fleur-de-lis, a ship and the lines of the St. Lawrence, designed by Geneviève Bertrand.

About the period

The coins of Elizabeth II were struck from 1953 to 2022, almost seventy years in which four portraits of the queen succeeded one another: by Mary Gillick (1953–1964), Arnold Machin (1965–1989), Dora de Pédery-Hunt (1990–2003), the first portrait by a Canadian sculptor, and Susanna Blunt (from 2003). More about the period “Elizabeth II”, 1952 — 2022

Coins and banknotes of this year: 2008

Other items of the period

• 2007
• 25 cent — Wheelchair Curling Charlton# RC-674 Mule
• 25 cent — Curling KM# 682
• 25 cent — Ice Hockey KM# 683
• 25 cent — Wheelchair Curling KM# 684
• 25 cent — Biathlon KM# 685
• 2007–2008
• 25 cent — Alpine Skiing KM# 686
• 2008
• 25 cent — Freestyle Skiing KM# 765
• 25 cent — Figure Skating KM# 766
• 25 cent — Snowboarding KM# 768
• 25 cent — Armistice Day KM# 775
• 25 cent — Bobsleigh KM# 841
• 1 dollar — Lucky Loonie 2008 KM# 787
• 2 dollars — 400th Anniversary of Quebec City KM# 1040
• 2009
• 25 cent — Men's Ice Hockey KM# 1063 Coloured
• 25 cent — Men's Ice Hockey KM# 1063 Regular finish
• 25 cent — Women's Ice Hockey KM# 1064 Coloured
• 25 cent — Women's Ice Hockey KM# 1064 Regular finish
• 25 cent — Cindy Klassen KM# 1065 Regular finish
• 25 cent — Cindy Klassen KM# 1065 Coloured
• 25 cent — Cross Country Skiing KM# 840
• 25 cent — Speed Skating KM# 842
• 25 cent — Sledge Hockey KM# 952
• 1 dollar — 100th Anniversary of the Montreal Canadiens KM# 864
• 2010
• 25 cent — 65th Anniversary of the End of World War II KM# 1028
• 1 dollar — 100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Navy KM# 1017

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