Medallion, commemorative

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.1031.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Aluminum medallion; card stock card.

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.2 cm
Width: 8.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Belgium
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Minted in 1970.
Canada: Unknown
Function: Celebrates 10 years of North Atlantic pool partnership between Air Canada & British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC).
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Raised lettering repeated 4 times around edge of front face of medallion reads: "AIR CANADA - BOAC"; raised lettering on back face of medallion reads: "1960/MARKING/A DECADE/OF ACHIEVEMENT/ON THE/NORTH ATLANTIC/1970"; printed lettering on the front face of the card reads: "A medallion for you./It is minted from aluminum --/the appropriate metal/to commemorate/the 10th Anniversary/of our pool partnership/on the North Atlantic/AIR CANADA [logo]/[logo] BOAC".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Silver medallion; white card with black printed text, red & blue lettering & logos.
Decoration: Raised Air Canada & BOAC logos on medallion; printed Air Canada & BOAC logos on card.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Medallion, commemorative, 1970, Artifact no. 1991.1031, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.1031.001/

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