© Ben Dettweiler (CC BY)
© Ben Dettweiler (CC BY)
Medal - Waterloo Coin Society Sixth Annual Banquet
1965 year| Silver (.925) | - | 29 mm |
| Location | Canada |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Waterloo Coin Society |
| Type | Medals › Membership medals |
| Year | 1965 |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#176771 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Conestoga wagon
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SIXTH ANNUAL BANQUET
1965
CONESTOGO WAGON
Edge
Lettering: NASH STERLING
Comment
There is a lot of confusion in the Waterloo area regarding the name of the type wagon on this medal. They were originally made in Pennsylvania, and named for the Conestoga river there. When the first settlers came to what us now Waterloo region, they named their new home in honour of the area from whence they came, replacing the a at the end of the name with an o. Whether this was accidental or deliberate is unknown.
