Composition : 99.99 % silver
Mintage : 8,500

Laying the Foundation for a Nation: The 300th Anniversary of Louisbourg

During the first half of the 18th century, the fortified port of Louisbourg (in modern-day Cape Breton Island) was the centre of French power in the Atlantic region, and home to one of the largest military garrisons in New France. But while Louisbourg's military exploits have been widely celebrated, the town was also one of the New World's most important economic and cultural crossroads, and a major hub for fishing and trading ships from across the globe.

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With its huge natural harbour, Louisbourg offered a vital link between the Atlantic Ocean's lucrative Grand Banks fishery and the rich waterways of the St. Lawrence, the portsof western France and the Caribbean. By the early 1750s, just 40 years after it was founded, despite its siege and capture in 1745, the town's population had grown to more than 4,000 people. At its peak, Louisbourg was one of the busiest ports on the continent.

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The year 2013 marks the 300th anniversary of the founding of Louisbourg. Today, the Fortress of Louisbourg serves as both a model of world-class historic reconstruction and an enduring reminder of the essential role the settlement played in the development of Nova Scotia, and in helping to lay the foundation for the country thatwould one day be called Canada.
 

300TH ANNIVERSARY OF LOUISBOURG - 2013 CANADIAN COINS is categorised COINS AND PAPER MONEY / 08- ROYAL CANADIAN MINT / 13- CANADIAN HISTORY and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.