The 25-cent Millennium coin chosen for September 1999 was designed by Claudia Bertrand of Beauport, Quebec. Entitled "Canada Through a Child's Eye", the September coin depicts three people holding hands.

At age 10, Claudia is the youngest person ever to have designed a Canadian coin. In conceiving her design, she wanted to represent people holding hands symbolizing friendship and peace. Her design was chosen from among more than 60,000 designs submitted to the Royal Canadian Mint in the "Create a Centsation!" Millennium Coin Design Contest.

The coin launch held in Beauport, Quebec, on August 27, 1999, was attended by the Honorable Denis Coderre, Secretary of State (Amateur Sport), acting on behalf of the Honorable Alfonso Gagliano, federal Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister responsible for the Royal Canadian Mint, and Mrs. Danielle Wetherup, President of the Mint.