© Greg Laws (CC BY-NC)
© Greg Laws (CC BY-NC)
Medal - Miners' Museum Glace Bay, Nova Scotia ND
1967 year| Bronze | 24 g | 37.5 mm |
| Location | Canada |
|---|---|
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-2022) |
| Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1967 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 24 g |
| Diameter | 37.5 mm |
| Thickness | 3.5 mm |
| Shape | Heptagonal (7-sided, Irregular) |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#435180 |
|---|---|
| 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.
This is the “Black Ore” version (GLA-01a), which is heavier and darker than the “Gray Ore” version (GLA-01b).
There are several types that are two sided and some that are single sided, in various metal combinations.
