Medal, commemorative

Use this image

Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes

Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:

ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE

Ingenium, 1968.0074.001
Permalink:

Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.

DOWNLOAD IMAGE

PURCHASE THIS IMAGE

This image is free for non-commercial use.

For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.

OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1932
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1968.0074.001

MANUFACTURER: Birks
MODEL: CNE/HONORARY DIRECTOR
LOCATION: Canada

More Information

General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 8.0 cm
Width: 4.1 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Birks
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1932
Canada: EXAMPLE OF A CANADIAN MEDAL COMMEMORATING AN HONOR BESTOWED ON THE PRESIDENT OF THE CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS BY A CANADIAN INSTITUTION.
Function: USED TO COMMEMORATE THE HONOR BESTOWED ON THE BEARER OF BEING APPOINTED AN HONORARY DIRECTOR OF THE CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION IN TORONTO, ONTARIO.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED OR MOLDED ON MEDAL FRONT: CNE/ HON. DIRECTOR/ 1932/ CNE/ CANADIAN/ NATIONAL/ EXHIBITION'/ ENGRAVED IN BACK: 'Sir Henry Thornton, Esq. K.B.E./ 1819 BIRKS'
Missing: PROBABLY A RIBBON
Finish: GOLD PAINT WITH GREEN, RED AND BLUE ENAMEL
Decoration: CROWN ON TOP; INTICATE ENGRAVING OF BIBLICAL SCENE ON BOTTOM PART OF MEDAL

CITE THIS OBJECT

If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:

Birks, Medal, commemorative, 1932, Artifact no. 1968.0074, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0074.001/

FEEDBACK

Submit a question or comment about this artifact.