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  • Small pieces of metal, usually gold, silver, or bronze and bearing a relief design on one or both sides and having a commemorative purpose; resembling a coin, but not used as a medium of exchange.

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          16 Archival description results for Medals.

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          Geddes Medal
          CA CAC 1-1-51 · File · January 1956
          Part of Percy Erskine Nobbs Fonds

          File consists of 2 working drawings of medal plus one detail drawing.

          Nobbs, Percy E. (Percy Erskine), 1875-1964
          James Watt Medal
          CA MUA MG4319-07-006 · Item · 1884
          Part of McGill University Archives Collection

          This item is a James Watt medal from 1884. One side of the medal bears a wreath surrounded by the words, "In memory of the Meeting of the British Association at Montreal, 1884. The other side has a profile of James Watt with the words, "Presented at McGill University, Montreal, Prize for applied sciences."

          James Watt Medal
          CA MUA MG4319-07-013 · Item · 1884
          Part of McGill University Archives Collection

          This item is a James Watt medal awarded to J.R. McKenzie in 1884. One side of the medal bears a wreath surrounded by the words, "In memory of the Meeting of the British Association at Montreal, 1884, and "J.R. McKenzie, 1884" etched in the middle. The other side has a profile of James Watt with the words, "Presented at McGill University, Montreal, Prize for applied sciences."

          WWI British medal
          CA MUA MG4319-07-015 · Item · Approximately 1918
          Part of McGill University Archives Collection

          This item is a medal and ribbon from WWI awarded to General H. Lipsey. The ribbon is yellow with white, black and blue stripes near the edges. The medal depicts a mounted rider whose horse is stomping on a skeleton and a shield with the coat of arms of Germany, with the years 1914 and 1918. The back of the medal has King George V in profile and the words "Georgus V Britt. Omn: Rex et In. Imp." around the edge.

          McGill medal
          CA MUA MG4319-07-016 · Item · undated
          Part of McGill University Archives Collection

          This item is a medal with the McGill coat of arms (shield with 3 martlets topped by a crown, surrounded by a partial wreath of maple leaves). Created by A. Rosenthal, Jeweler, Ottawa.

          Discus Throw Medal
          CA MUA MG4319-07-020 · Item · 1903
          Part of McGill University Archives Collection

          This item is a discus throw medal with a red and cream ribbon. The medal is in three parts, connected by decorative chains, one that reads "Discus throw," one shaped into 1903, one bearing a shield with three martlets, topped by a crown, with text "McGill U.A.A." and surrounded by a cross. Probably won by W.P. Ogilvie.

          CA MUA MG4319-07-028 · Item · 1864
          Part of McGill University Archives Collection

          This item is a McGill medal commemorating the tercentenary of William Shakespeare's birth. One side of the medal has a an image of Shakespeare in profile with the words "Shakspere [sic], 1564-1616." The other side bears a McGill coat of arms and "Shakspere [sic] Tercentenary, 1864, for English literature" inside a decorative cross, with "McGill College, Montreal" in a ring around the edge of the medal.

          Jubilee medal
          CA MUA MG4319-07-038 · Item · 1897
          Part of McGill University Archives Collection

          This item is a round silver medal celebrating Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee. One side depicts Victoria in profile, with the words "Victoria, Queen and Empress, 1837-1897" around the edge. The other shows a wreath of maple and oak leaves with the words "McGill Model School, Montreal" around the edge.

          One Mile medal
          CA MUA MG4319-07-040 · Item · 1904
          Part of McGill University Archives Collection

          This item is a one mile medal awarded to A.W. Sheppard of University of Toronto. Medal is topped by a beaver, medal face bears coats of arms of McGill and University of Toronto, surrounded by text that reads: "Universities, McGill, Toronto."