Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

MONTREAL MEDALLION

Date Range From

1980

Date Range To

1995

Materials

BRASS, PLASTIC

No. Pieces

5

Height

0.8

Diameter

7.9

Description

MEDALLION HAS ON ONE SIDE, A FIGURE OF A MAN IN AN ANATOMICAL POSITION IN FRONT OF THE SYMBOL OF THE CITY "VILLE DE SAINT-LAURENT". ON THE OTHER SIDE IS A DESIGN AS WELL AS THE WORDS "COMMUNAUTE URBAINE DE MONTREAL". THE MEDALLION IS CONTAINED IN A PLASTIC CASE. THE TOP IS SMOKY IN COLOR GIVING IT A SEMI-TRANSLUSCENT GREY LOOK, WHILE THE BOTTOM HAS TWO MAIN PORTIONS, ONE, IS SMOKY PLASTIC LIKE THE COVER, THIS HAS A CIRCLE CARVED IN IT LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE MEDALLION TO FIT. THIS IS ANCHORED TO THE BOTTOM PIECE OF CLEAR GLASS BY 4 BRASS SCREWS. THERE IS ALSO A STAND MADE OUT OF THE SAME SMOKY PLASTIC THAT IS COMPOSED OF TWO PARTS. DIMENSIONS ARE THE SAME AS THE CASE. WHICH MEASURE, HEIGHT- 1.7CM, WIDTH- 12.6, LENGTH- 12.5.

Subjects

DOCUMENTARY ARTIFACT

Historical Association

COMMEMORATIVE

POLITICS

History

A GIFT FROM LETHBRIDGE'S SISTER CITY IN CANADA, SAINT-LAURENT. THIS CITY HOWEVER NO LONGER EXISTS AS IT WAS INCORPORATED INTO MONTREAL.

Catalogue Number

P19980048047

Acquisition Date

2002-02

Collection

Museum

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