Tercentenary of the Founding of Quebec

Eugène-Etienne Taché (French, 1836–1912)

Henri Dubois (French, born in Rome, 1859 – 1943)

1908

Object PlaceCanada

Medium/TechniqueBronze

DimensionsDiameter and weight: 77 mm, 160 gm (3 1/16 in., 5.64 oz.)

Credit LineNational Battlefields Commission

Accession number10.235

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ClassificationsNumismatics

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Europe

InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge, at the proper right crown over "H/·/IV/·" and on banderola "1608" , at proper left crown over "E/·/VII/·" and on banderola "1908", and below on text block "STADACONE". Reverse: Inscribed on banner "NEE·SOUS·LES·LIS/·DIEU·AIDANT·/·LOEUVRE·DE·CHAMPLAIN·/A·GRANDI·SOUS·LES·ROSES" and below "HENRI·DUBOIS SCULP.ET INC.".

Provenance1910, given by the National Battlefields Commission through George Garneu, Chairman to MFA. (Accession Date: June 2, 1910)