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OBJECT TYPE: military
DATE: 1945–1967
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0709.001

MANUFACTURER: Veterans Affairs Dept., Gov. of Canada
MODEL: Canadian Volunteer Service Medal & War Medal 1939-1945
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL, FABRIC;.2 METAL;.3 METAL;.4 FABRIC;.5 FABRIC & METAL PIN FASTENER;.6 STEEL, LEATHERETTE COVERING, FABRIC LINING

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.0 cm
Width: 9.2 cm
Height: 5.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Veterans CA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: .1-.2 WWII (1939-1945), MAILED JAN. 5-6, 1950 SEE ENV. IN S.I.FILE/.3-.6 CANADIAN CENTENNIAL (1967)
Canada: Unknown
Function: .2-.3 AWARDED FOR MILITARY SERVICE WWII;.4-.5 CANADIAN CENTENNIAL
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 volunteer service medal raised lettering obverse: "1939 CANADA 1945/VOLUNTEER SERVICE VOLONTAIRE"; war medal raised lettering obverse: "GEORGIVS VI D:G: BR:OMN:REX:ET INDIAE IMP"; reverse: "1939/1945"/.3 raised lettering obverse: "confederation canada confederation/ER II"; reverse: "1867 1967"/.6 embossed lettering reads: "CANADA"
Missing: N/A
Finish: .1 SILVER MEDALS, MULTI-COLOURED RIBBONS; BRAZEN OAK LEAF;.2 SILVER;.3 SILVER;.4-.5 RED & WHITE;.6 DARK BROWN EXTERIOR
Decoration: .1VOLUNTEER SERVICE MEDAL HAS 6 MARCHING FIGURES ON OBVERSE, COAT OF ARMS GREAT BRITAIN ON REVERSE; WAR MEDAL HAS PROFILE OF KING GEORGE VI ON OBVERSE, LION TRAMPLING GRIFFON ON REVERSE; OAK LEAF V ERTICLE STRIPED RIBBONS/.2 OAK LEAF/.3 STYLIZED MAPLE LEAF & ST. EDWARD'S CROWN ON OBVERSE, CANADA COAT OF ARMS ON REVERSE/.4-.5 PARALLEL VERTICLE STRIPES/.6 CANADA COAT OF ARMS ON TOP CENTRE

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Veterans Affairs Dept., Gov. of Canada, Medal, between 1945–1967, Artifact no. 1996.0709, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0709.001/

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