Birthplace of Hockey - Windsor, Nova Scotia ND front Birthplace of Hockey - Windsor, Nova Scotia ND back
Birthplace of Hockey - Windsor, Nova Scotia ND photo
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Birthplace of Hockey - Windsor, Nova Scotia ND

 
Nickel plated nickel-steel 12.9 g 33.15 mm
Description
Location
Canada
Queen
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Composition
Nickel plated nickel-steel
Weight
12.9 g
Diameter
33.15 mm
Thickness
2.15 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#341903
Rarity index
95%

Reverse

Image of a boot strapped into an early 19th century skate above crossed hockey sticks and a puck. Text above and below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
WINDSOR NOVA SCOTIA
c. 1800
BIRTHPLACE OF HOCKEY

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Windsor, Nova Scotia has long laid claim to be the place where hockey was invented, adapted from the ancient Irish game of hurley for play on ice. https://birthplaceofhockey.com/