Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

CONFEDERATION MEDALLION

Date

1927

Materials

BRONZE

No. Pieces

1

Height

0.3

Diameter

2.5

Description

BRONZE MEDALLION. ONE SIDE HAS THE HEAD OF A WOMAN BEHIND THE HEAD OF A MAN, SURROUNDED BY "CONFEDERATION 1927 CANADA 1867". THE REVERSE SIDE HAS A COAT OF ARMS IN THE MIDDLE, ABOVE THIS IS A CROWN. UNDERNEATH IS A BANNER THAT READS "A MARI VSQVE AD MARE", AND TWO STEMS OF LEAVES EXTEND FROM EITHER SIDE OF THIS BANNER UPWARDS TO ENCIRCLE THE COAT OF ARMS.

Subjects

DOCUMENTARY ARTIFACT

Historical Association

COMMEMORATIVE

History

AN OFFICIAL COMMEMORATIVE MEDALLION CELEBRATING CONFEDERATION. CAME IN JEWELRY BOX P19990035021-GA. RELATED CATALOGUE # P19990035029-GA. SEE P19990035001-GA FOR ADDITIONAL HISTORY.

Catalogue Number

P19990035028

Acquisition Date

2000-07

Collection

Museum

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