Medal - Moose Factory 300th Anniversary
1973 year| Bronze | - | 50.08 mm |
| Location | Canada |
|---|---|
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-2022) |
| Type | Medals › Membership medals |
| Year | 1973 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Diameter | 50.08 mm |
| Thickness | 3.175 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#178922 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Aurora Borealis.
Script: Latin
Lettering: MOOSE FACTORY 1973
Comment
Moose Factory is a community in the Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada. It is located on Moose Factory Island, near the mouth of the Moose River, which is at the southern end of James Bay. It was the first English-speaking settlement in lands now making up Ontario and the second Hudson's Bay Company post to be set up in North America after Fort Rupert.
The settlement is mainly inhabited by the Cree...The term "Factory" refers to the jurisdiction of a factor (a business agent or merchant in charge of buying or selling) of the Hudson's Bay Company.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose_Factory
