MEDALLION

Description: ONE BRONZE AND ONE SILVER COLOURED METAL MEDALLIONS BOTH MARKED ON ONE SIDE "LETHBRIDGE AND DISTRICT EXHIBITION SINCE 1897" WITH THE IMAGE OF A PAIR OF COWBOY BOOTS IN THE CENTRE. OTHER SIDE IS MARKED "BANK OF MONTREAL PROUDLY SERVING LETHBRIDGE FOR 100 YEARS 1897 TO 1997", WITH THE BANKS LOGO IN THE CENTRE. ITEMS WERE NEW WHEN DONATED.

History: ISSUED AT THE GRAND OPENING OF THE NEW BANK OF MONTREAL, ON 6TH STREET AND 4TH AVENUE SOUTH, HELD AUGUST 20, 1997, TO CELEBRATE BOTH THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LETHBRIDGE AND DISTRICT EXHIBITION AND THE BANK. A BANK OF MONTREAL CUSTOMER, THE DONOR RECEIVED MEDALLIONS FROM BANK TELLER DURING TRANSACTION. **UPDATE: COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK INTERVIEWED OBJECT DONOR KEVIN MACLEAN ON SEPT 13, 2018 AS PART OF HER 2017-2019 RELEVANCY AUDIT ASSIGNMENT. MACLEAN MADE NEW COMMENTS ON PERSONAL DONATIONS MADE BETWEEN 1995 AND 2002, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HIS MEMORIES OF HIS DONATED BUTTONS, LEGION SERVICE MATERIAL, AND MILLENNIUM (YEAR 2000) NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION OBJECTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE ITEMS AND OTHERS, INCLUDING A FULL TRANSCRIPT OF THE INTERVIEW, SEE THIS RECORD'S PERMANENT FILE.