1.5 oz. Pure Silver Coloured 4-Coin Set - Historical Currency of Canada: Playing Cards of New France valcambi And with cutting-edge technology

And with cutting-edge technology

The completed puzzle comes beautifully encapsulated and packaged in a wooden collector case with black beauty box

An ideal coin for someone who enjoys a Canadian modern allegory

The use of selective gold plating adds elegance and an extra layer of dimension that allows the maple leaf and the rim to be admired individually or collectively as part of the overall design

” Caitlin Lindstrom-Milne

1.5 oz. Pure Silver Coloured 4-Coin Set - Historical Currency of Canada: Playing Cards of New France valcambi And with cutting-edge technologyBeaver pelts, strings of beads, and wheat have all been used as legal tender in Canada's early historybut so too have playing cards. Introduced in 1685, the playing card money of New France is one of the most interesting chapters in the story of Canadian currency. The colourful cards bore hand written values on the back, and could be redeemed once the next shipment of French coins arrived. They were only intended to be a temporary fix; instead, card