LOUIS XV Canada French colony - Lot 319

LOUIS XV Canada French colony LUD XV REX CHRISTIANISS. Laurelled and cuirassed bust of the king to the right. R/. SUB OMNI SIDERE CRESCUNT. "A native standing at left, armed with bow and quiver, topped with feathers, looking at lilies on their stems. In the exergue, COL. FRANC. DE LAM. 1751. ♦ Lecompte 100 Copper token from the Chambre aux deniers. Duvivier 1751 (7.00 g) Rare. Beautiful. Canada was one of the colonies of the French territory of the viceroyalty of New France. After Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec City in 1608, Canada quickly became the most populous colony in New France. The French settlers who populated Canada came mainly from Normandy, Île-de-France, Poitou and Brittany.