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Medal - Vimy Memorial Pilgrimage ND
1936 year| Bronze | 59.6 g | 50 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Period | Third Republic (1870-1940) |
| Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1936 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 59.6 g |
| Diameter | 50 mm |
| Thickness | 4.7 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#417503 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Vimy Memorial with emanating rays in the background
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CANADIAN WAR MEMORIAL ON VIMY RIDGE
IN MEMORIAM SEXACINTO MILLIUM CANADIENSIUM
QUI ANNO DOMINI MCMXIV-MCMXVIII ARMIS
VITRA MARE VITAM PRO PATRIA
VITRO DEDIDERUNT
Translation: In memory of sixty thousand Canadians who in the year of the lord 1914-1918 surrendered their lives for their country.
Engraver: Albin Possesse
Edge
BRONZE
Comment
This medal was awarded to the Canadian World War I veterans who made the pilgrimage to France in 1936 for the unveiling of the Vimy memorial.
