Canada: Boer War: Toronto Welcome Home / Arms of Provinces
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Form:
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Circular. Example privately pierced.
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By:
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P.W. Ellis & Co. of Toronto |
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Date:
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1900 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0059b;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 34 mm | White Metal | 12 gm | $70 |
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Edge:
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Plain
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Obverse:
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Beneath a grape vine, a woman and dog rush to welcome a uniformed Canadian soldier shouldering a rifle. Written vertically on the slats of a fence behind is “PW ELLIS & Co / TORONTO”
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Reverse:
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Eight coats of arms encircling the text: “CANADA / CONGRATULATES / HER / QUEEN”. The Royal arms at the top. The other arms those of Canadian provinces: British Columbia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Manitoba and Prince Edward Island.
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Notes:
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This is a mule with the obverse taken from the Toronto Tribute medal and the reverse taken from the Canadian medal commemorating Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee.
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