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OBJECT TYPE: MILITARY/WWI/ARMY CYC. CORPS
DATE: 1814–1819
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1728.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: 1914-1915 Star
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, PROBABLY BRONZE, HAS FABRIC RIBBON - PROBABLY SILK

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.2 cm
Width: 4.4 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Non-motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Cycles & cycling
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: REFLECTS THE HISTORICAL SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE & POPULARITY OF CYCLING IN CANADA & INTERNATIONALLY/ ALSO IS A PART OF CANADA'S LARGEST & MOST IMPORTANT CYCLE COLLECTION
Function: TO BE A SYMBOLIC AWARD TO ALL WHO SAW SERVICE IN ANY THEATRE OF WAR AGAINST THE CENTRAL POWERS BETWEEN 5TH AUG. 1914 & 31 DEC. 1915, EXCEPT THOSE ELIGIBLE FOR `1914 STAR'
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: EMBOSSED ON OBVERSE: `1914-15' & `GV' [V INSIDE OF G]/ REVERSE ENGRAVED: `2501/ L. CPL. C.E. WHITE/ A. CYC. CORPS.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BRONZE COLOUR,DARKENED IN SPOTS, HAS SOME GREENISH CORROSION; RIBBON IS WATERED & SHADED LEFT TO RIGHT - RED-WHITE-BLUE
Decoration: OBVERSE: SHAPE OF 4 POINTED STAR, TOP POINT IS IMPERIAL CROWN; ACROSS FACE ARE 2 CROSSED SWORDS; IN CENTER IS ESCROLL SURROUNDED BY LAUREL WREATH

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Unknown Manufacturer, Medal, circa 1814–1819, Artifact no. 1987.1728, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.1728.001/

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