Canada: Boer War: Canada Shares in the Glory / Halifax Herald Patriotic Fund
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Form:
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Circular
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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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Hern: 902; Laidlaw: 0330;
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Variations:
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| 34.4 mm | Copper-Bronze | 19.9 gm | $180 | | 34.3 mm | White Metal | 16.9 gm | $110 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Helmeted Canadian soldier standing front, holding rifle at ease in left hand with right arm raised clutching a bunch of maple. On the left, within a wreath tied with a long ribbon at the bottom: "SOUTH / AFRICA / 1900". Above, on the right, across: "CANADA / SHARES / IN THE / GLORY". The raised rim is readed on the bronze medal and plain on the white metal medal.
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Reverse:
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Beaded border round the rim. With crown crest, unofficial coat of arms of Canada used at that time representing seven provinces: Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba, British Columbia and Prince Edward Island. Two wreaths above, tied with long ribbons hanging down. Left wreath around plaque: "SUNNYSIDE" and right wreath around plaque: "PAARDEBURG". Signed: "P.W. ELLIS & CO (left) TORONTO (right)". Legend on a raised roughened band: "HALIFAX HERALD PATRIOTIC FUND". The raised rim is readed on the bronze medal and plain on the white metal medal.
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Notes:
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Also reported in silver.
The Halifax Herald was the leading newspaper in Nova Scotia. It is now called the Chronicle Herald. The fund was used to aid returning soldiers.
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