Medal - Miners' Museum (Glace Bay, Nova Scotia) ND (1967) front Medal - Miners' Museum (Glace Bay, Nova Scotia) ND (1967) back
Medal - Miners' Museum (Glace Bay, Nova Scotia) ND (1967) photo
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Medal - Miners' Museum Glace Bay, Nova Scotia ND

1967 year
Aluminium 8.65 g 37.5 mm
Description
Location
Canada
Queen
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Year
1967
Composition
Aluminium
Weight
8.65 g
Diameter
37.5 mm
Thickness
3.5 mm
Shape
Heptagonal (7-sided, Irregular)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#433761
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Illustration of a (coal) miner on his knees at the working face of a coal seam with a pick axe.

Script: Latin

Lettering: CAN. ART. DIES

Edge

Plain

Comment

One of a series of medals produced for the 1967 opening of the Miners' Museum in Glace Bay, NS.

There are several types that are two sided and some that are single sided, in various metal combinations.