General Information

Serial #

148

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ENAMELLED METAL MEDAL WITH METAL PIN, FABRIC (SILK?) RIBBON/ WOOD? BOX WITH LEATHER-LIKE COVERING, SILK & VELVET LINING, METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length

15.7 cm

Width

11.4 cm

Height

3.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Astronomy

Category

Commemorative

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

GARRARD

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1976-1993

Canada

ORDER OF CANADA WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1967 TO HONOUR CANADIANS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT & SERVICE TO THEIR COUNTRY & TO HUMANITY. IN 1968 NOTED CANADIAN ASTRONOMER DR. HELEN HOGG WAS AWARDED MEDAL OF SERVICE OF THE ORDER OF CANADA & IN 1976 WAS PROMOTED TO COMPANION OFTHE ORDER (THIS MEDAL).

Function

AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT & SERVICE

Technical

DR. HOGG WAS MAJOR FIGURE IN CANADIAN ASTRONOMY FOR MANY YEARS AS PROFESSOR AT UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, PUBLIC EDUCATOR, MEMBER & PRESIDENT OF MANY ORGANIZATIONS. AS ASTRONOMER SHE WAS KNOWN FOR WORK ON VARIABLE STARS IN GLOBULAR CLUSTERS, PUBLISHING OVER 200 ARTICLES & 3 EDITIONS OF CATALOGUE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

GOLD LETTERING ON RED BAND ON FRONT READS 'DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM'/ GOLD LETTERING ON BACK READS 'CANADA/ 148'/ GOLD LETTERING ON CASE EXTERIOR READS 'C.C.' & 'LADY'/ GOLD LETTERING ON LINING INSIDE CASE READS 'By appointment to/ H.M. THE QUEEN/ GOLDSMITHS &/ CROWN JEWELLERS/ GARRARD & CO. LTD/ 112 REGENT STREET/ LONDON, W.1' & 'Fournisseur Attitre de/ S.M. LA REINE/ ORFEVRE ET BIJOUTIER/ DE LA COURONNE/ 112 REGENT STREET/ LONDON W.1'/ INCISED LETTERING ON BACK OF PIN READS 'SPINK & SON LTD./ 5 KING ST. S.W. 1'

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

WHITE ENAMELLED MEDAL WITH GILDED EDGED/ CIRCULAR RED BAND & MAPLE LEAF/ METALLIC PIN/ RED & WHITE STRIPED RIBBON/ BLACK CASE WITH WHITE SILK & YELLOW VELVET LINING

Decoration

RED MAPLE LEAF & MULTICOLOURED CROWN ON FRONT/ GOLD CROWN ON LINING INSIDE CASE