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Commemorative Ribbon
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- ribbon, commemorative
- Manufacturer
- The Whitehead & Hoag Co.
- Storage Location
- Times Journal map cabinet, drawer 8
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- ribbon, commemorative
- Description
- Michigan Central Railroad employee's excursion ribbon. Blue ribbon with silver text. It reads, "Michigan - Central Railroad - C. S. Division - Employe's 28th Annual Excusion - Detriot, Mich. - July 18. 1903". In the center of the ribbon, a white button with a gilted edge. In the center of the button is an illustration of a steam locomotive. The ribbon, at the top, has a gold bar pin. The bar pin has a gilted edge. In the center of it, "Committee". On the back of the ribbon there is a piece of white paper. The paper has black text and reads, "This badge manufactured by The Whitehead & Hoag Co. Makers of badges, buttons, banners, signs, and advertising novelties. Main office and factory Newark, N. J. All goods guranteed union made..."
- Category
- Communication Artifact
- Sub-category
- Documentary Artifact
- Accession Number
- 021.001.049
- File Number
- 021.001
- Storage Location
- Times Journal map cabinet, drawer 8
- Date Range
- 1903
- Manufacturer
- The Whitehead & Hoag Co.
- Manufacturer City
- Newark
- Manufacturer Province
- New Jersey
- Manufacturer Country
- United States of America
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Commemorative Ribbon
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- ribbon, commemorative
- Manufacturer
- The Whitehead & Hoag Co.
- Storage Location
- Times Journal map cabinet, drawer 8
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- ribbon, commemorative
- Description
- Michigan Central Railroad employee picnic ribbon. Dark blue ribbon with gold coloured text. The text reads, "M. C. R. R. - Employees - Picnic - St. Thomas, Ont. - July 19, 1900". The ribbon is attached to a gilted bar pin in order to pin it on. The pin has a gilted edge. In the center, "COMMITTEE".
- Category
- Communication Artifact
- Sub-category
- Documentary Artifact
- Accession Number
- 021.001.050
- File Number
- 021.001
- Storage Location
- Times Journal map cabinet, drawer 8
- Date Range
- 1900
- Origin City
- St. Thomas
- Origin Province
- Ontario
- Origin Country
- Canada
- Manufacturer
- The Whitehead & Hoag Co.
- Manufacturer City
- Newark
- Manufacturer Province
- New Jersey
- Manufacturer Country
- United States of America
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Commemorative Ribbon
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- ribbon, commemorative
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- ribbon, commemorative
- Description
- Canadian Wheelman's Association ribbon. Pink ribbon with black text and a black illustration. The illustration is in the center of the ribbon. It is of a high wheel bicycle and a man, leaning against it. Underneath the illustration, "ST. CATHARINES - 1889."
- Category
- Communication Artifact
- Sub-category
- Documentary Artifact
- Accession Number
- 021.001.021
- File Number
- 021.001
- Date Range
- 1889
- Origin City
- St. Catharines
- Origin Province
- Ontario
- Origin Country
- Canada
- Item History
- The Canadian Wheelman's Association hosted a meet in St. Catharines in 1889. It took place on July 2nd. This ribbon is likely from this meet.
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Commemorative Ribbon
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- ribbon, commemorative
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- ribbon, commemorative
- Description
- St. Thomas Collegiate Institute ribbon. Cream coloured ribbon with black text and illustration. Towards the bottom of the ribbon, a large illustration of the school. Underneath the illustration is the motto of the school, "ANIMI CULTUS EST PRETIOSIOR AURO." Above it, "COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE - ST. THOMAS ONT." Towards the top of the ribbon, two smaller ribbons are stitched onto it, running horizontally across it. One of the smaller ribbons is blue and one is red.
- Category
- Communication Artifact
- Sub-category
- Documentary Artifact
- Accession Number
- 021.001.022
- File Number
- 021.001
- Date Range
- ca. 1890
- Origin City
- St. Thomas
- Origin Province
- Ontario
- Origin Country
- Canada
- Item History
- The school was built in 1878 and opened that same year under its original name, St. Thomas High School. It was renamed St. Thomas Collegiate Institute (STCI) in 1882. The school was demolished in 1967 and students were subsequently relocated to Parkside Collegiate Institute.
The school motto, "animi cultus est pretiosior auro" means (roughly) "culture is more precious than gold".
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Commemorative Ribbon
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- ribbon, commmemorative
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- ribbon, commmemorative
- Description
- "Public Schools" commemorative ribbon. Greyish-green ribbon with black text. The text, towards the bottom half of the ribbon, reads: "PUBLIC - SCHOOLS - ST. THOMAS". The ribbon is frayed. Towards the top, two smaller ribbons rub horizontally across the main ribbon, creating stripes. One of the smaller ribbons is red and one is white.
- Category
- Communication Artifact
- Sub-category
- Documentary Artifact
- Accession Number
- 021.001.023
- File Number
- 021.001
- Origin City
- St. Thomas
- Origin Province
- Ontario
- Origin Country
- Canada
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Commemorative Ribbon
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- ribbon, commemorative
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- ribbon, commemorative
- Description
- King Edward coronation commemorative ribbon. red ribbon with black text and illustrations. The ribbon reads "SOUVENIR - JUNE 26 1902 - CORONATION - of His Majesty King Edward the Seventh, Westminister Abbey. June 26. 1902. - God Save the King". In the center, two portrait illustrations, one of King Edward and one of Alexandra of Denmark (his wife).
There is a handwritten note (possibly a name) written in black ink at the bottom of the ribbon, it is illegible.
- Category
- Communication Artifact
- Sub-category
- Documentary Artifact
- Accession Number
- 021.001.024
- File Number
- 021.001
- Date Range
- 1902
- Item History
- The coronation of Edward VII and his wife Alexandra as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and as emperor and empress of India took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 9 August 1902. Originally scheduled for 26 June of that year, the ceremony had been postponed at very short notice, because the king had been taken ill with an abdominal abscess that required immediate surgery.
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Commemorative Ribbon
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- ribbon, commemorative
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- ribbon, commemorative
- Description
- Michigan Centrail Railroad employee's excursion ribbon. Red ribbon with black text and details. Towards the top of the ribbon, the Michigan Central Railroad insignia (two men leaning on a shield). Underneath the insignia, "MICHIGAN CENTRAL - "The Niagara Falls Route." - EMPLOYES' - EXCURSION - To - NIAGARA FALLS - July 15, '99 - SEC. -TREAS."
- Category
- Communication Artifact
- Sub-category
- Documentary Artifact
- Accession Number
- 021.001.025
- Artifact Number
- 546
- File Number
- 021.001
- Date Range
- 1899
- Item History
- This ribbon was manufactured in order to commemorate the Michigan Central Railroad employees' excursion that took place on July 15th of 1899. The ribbon also served to identify the Secretary Treasurer.
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Commemorative Ribbon
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- ribbon, commemorative
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- ribbon, commemorative
- Description
- Bicentenial Reunion (in honour of the landing of Patterson, Pearce, Storey and Backus at the Talbot Settlement) commemorative ribbon. White ribbon with gilted text. At the top, a white label; the label is designed to be peeled off (there is an adhesive underneath) so that the ribbon may be attached to clothing, hats, etc. The ribbon reads "1809-2009 - Patterson - Pearce - Storey - Backus - Bicentennial - Reunion - July 11th - Tyrconnel - In honour of - the landing - souvenir".
- Category
- Communication Artifact
- Sub-category
- Documentary Artifact
- Accession Number
- 021.001.027
- File Number
- 021.001
- Date Range
- 2009
- Item History
- Colonel Thomas Talbot's first settlers arrived at Tyrconnel in 1809. These settlers were the close relatives of Leslie Patterson, an Irishman from County Fermanagh. The bicentennial celebration of their landing was held on July 11th, 2009.
On July 14, 1809, 13 family members returned in a flat bottomed boat with all their earthly possessions, driving their few cattle on land bordering the water and landed on the beach of Lake Erie behind the site of St. Peter’s Anglican Church cemetery to claim their land that they had purchased from Colonel Talbot in 1808. These families had faced many hardships as they slowly traveled along the lake shore. A storm wrecked their raft, forcing the tired travelers to search for nails to repair it; despite these adversities, they persisted and made good hardy pioneers.
Leslie Patterson and his wife Lydia Backus Patterson with their sons Joseph and Walter aged 2 and 1 were among the 13 settlers.
This group also included Mary Patterson Storey (Leslie Patterson's sister), age 51, a widow, her adult son Walter Storey and her 2 daughters, Sarah and Anne Storey.
John Pearce (originally from Rhode Island) and his wife, Frances Patterson Pearce (sister to Mary Storey and Leslie Patterson) with their children William age 4, Leslie age 2, and infant Catherine came as part of the 13 as well.
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Ribbon, Commemorative
- Museum / Archive
- Gay Lea Dairy Museum
- Date Range From
- 1910
- Material
- satin
- Museum / Archive
- Gay Lea Dairy Museum
- Collection
- Objects
- Number of Parts
- 1
- Material
- satin
- Category
- Documentary Artifacts
- Subject of Image
- [no name]
- Accession Number
- 2018.1.21
- Date Range From
- 1910
- Period / Date Notes
- 1910
- Length
- 11.43
- Width
- 5.08
- Units
- cm
- Dimension Notes
- Overall: 11.4 x 5.1 cm (4 1/2 x 2 in.)
- Image Dimension
- 264 X 448 pixels (Width X Height)
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Commemorative Coin
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- coin, commemorative
- Storage Location
- Times Journal map cabinet, Drawer 7
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- coin, commemorative
- Description
- Commemorative United Transportation Union coin. The coin is contained inside a clear plastic container, its original packaging. The face side of the coin depicts Charles Luna, C. F. Lane, N. P. Speirs and H. E. Gilbert. Luna, Lane, Speirs and Gilbert were the chief executives of the four founding unions. On the verso, the United Transportation Union stylized logo ("UTU"). Inside the container, a small folded pamphlet that contains a message from Charles Luna, the president, and images of the coin.
- Category
- Communication Artifact
- Sub-category
- Documentary Artifact
- Accession Number
- 015.017.095 a-c
- File Number
- 015.017
- Storage Location
- Times Journal map cabinet, Drawer 7
- Date Range
- 1969
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Commemorative Coin
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- coin, commemorative
- Material
- nickel-bonded steel
- Manufacturer
- Lawrence Medallic Art
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- coin, commemorative
- Description
- St. Thomas, Ontario commemorative coin. Silver coin with a superimposed depiction of St. Thomas City Hall. Above the rendering of the building, "St. Thomas Ontario - Canada". On the verso, "Railway Capital - of Canada". In the center, a locomotive. Also on the verso, "Value $2.00 In St. Thomas, Ont - Expires Dec. 31/96".
- Material
- nickel-bonded steel
- Category
- Communication Artifact
- Sub-category
- Documentary Artifact
- Accession Number
- 021.001.018
- File Number
- 021.001
- Date Range
- 1996
- Diameter
- 33
- Units
- mm
- Manufacturer
- Lawrence Medallic Art
- Manufacturer City
- Toronto
- Manufacturer Province
- Ontario
- Manufacturer Country
- Canada
- Item History
- This coin was issued in 1996.
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Commemorative Coin
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- coin, commemorative
- Material
- nickel-bonded steel
- Manufacturer
- Lawrence Medallic Art
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- coin, commemorative
- Description
- St. Thomas, Ontario commemorative coin. Silver coin with a superimposed depiction of St. Thomas City Hall. Above the rendering of the building, "St. Thomas Ontario - Canada". On the verso, "Railway Capital - of Canada". In the center, a locomotive. Also on the verso, "Value $2.00 In St. Thomas, Ont - Expires Dec. 31/96".
- Material
- nickel-bonded steel
- Category
- Communication Artifact
- Sub-category
- Documentary Artifact
- Accession Number
- 021.001.019
- File Number
- 021.001
- Date Range
- 1996
- Diameter
- 33
- Units
- mm
- Manufacturer
- Lawrence Medallic Art
- Manufacturer City
- Toronto
- Manufacturer Province
- Ontario
- Manufacturer Country
- Canada
- Item History
- This coin was issued in 1996.
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Commemorative Medal
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- medal, commemorative
- Manufacturer
- Whitehead & Hoag Co.
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- medal, commemorative
- Description
- American Railway Engineering Association commemorative medal. Brass medal with raised lettering. It reads "50th Anniversary - American Railway Engineering Association - 1899 1949 - A past of achievement-a future of opportunity". In the center, a railway track segment. The back of the medal is blank.
- Category
- Communication Artifact
- Sub-category
- Documentary Artifact
- Accession Number
- 015.017.138
- File Number
- 015.017
- Manufacturer
- Whitehead & Hoag Co.
- Manufacturer Country
- United States of America
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Commemorative Medal
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- medal, commemorative
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- medal, commemorative
- Description
- Bronze commemorative medal for Illinois Central railroad. One side of the medal reads "For 100 years - Illinois Central - Main Line of Mid-America". The verso has an illustration of a map. The map features the southereastern portion of the United States. Taped across the map, a piece of white paper with black letters, "Pressel - P.O. Box 2024 - Stuart, FL 34995-2024".
- Category
- Communication Artifact
- Sub-category
- Documentary Artifact
- Accession Number
- 015.017.139
- File Number
- 015.017
- Date Range
- 1951
- Origin City
- Stuart
- Origin Province
- Florida
- Origin Country
- United States of America
- Item History
- "Pressel" likely refers to Mr. Kenneth Pressel. Kenneth L. Pressel was born April 4th of 1907. He died July 1st of 1997 in Stuart, Florida.
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Commemorative Medal
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- medal, commemorative
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- medal, commemorative
- Description
- Bronze commemorative medal for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad. The medal is painted red with a bronze border and lettering. It reads " V & T RR 1872 Virginia City, Nev." In the center, "11". The back of the medal is blank aside from a black stamp. It reads, although smudged and worn, "Famouss the world over - The bucket of blood ..." Taped to the top of the back of the medal, a white piece of paper with a stylized american flag and black lettering that reads: "Mr. Kenneth L. Pressel Box 2024 Stuart, FL. 34995"
- Category
- Communication Artifact
- Sub-category
- Documentary Artifact
- Accession Number
- 015.017.140
- File Number
- 015.017
- Item History
- The medal commemorates the Virgina and Truckee No. 11 Reno locmotive. The Reno is a type of 4-4-0 "American Standard" steam locomotive that was built in 1872 for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad. It was retired in 1937 and is now on display at the Old Tuscon theme park in Arizona.
The medal belonged to Mr. Kenneth Presel. Kenneth was born in 1907 and died in July of 1997 in Stuart, Florida.
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Commemorative Medal
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- medal, commemorative
- Manufacturer
- Royal Canadian Mint
- Storage Location
- Times Journal map cabinet, Drawer 7
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- medal, commemorative
- Description
- A circular medal. On the obverse, a contemporary crowned effigy of Her Majesty The Queen of Canada, facing right, circumscribed with the inscriptions “ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA” and “CANADA”, separated by small maple leaves.
On the reverse, a diamond-cut field, on which is superimposed a lozenge inscribed with the Royal Cypher, placed on four maples leaves, incorporating the dates “1952” and “2012” at the sides, and, in base, two scrolls bearing the words “VIVAT” and “REGINA” respectively.
A 0.5 inch (12 mm) ring, which holds the ribbon, passes through a small hollow ball at the top of a claw joined to the top of the medal.
The ribbon is 32 mm in width with a red stripe in the centre, 2 mm in width, on each side of which are white stripes, 3 mm in width, followed by red stripes, 10 mm in width and blue edge stripes, 2 mm in width. This ribbon is a variation of the 1953 Coronation Medal, 1977 Silver Jubilee Medal and 2002 Golden Jubilee Medal ribbons.
- Category
- Communication Artifact
- Sub-category
- Documentary Artifact
- Accession Number
- 015.017.250
- File Number
- 015.017
- Storage Location
- Times Journal map cabinet, Drawer 7
- Date Range
- 2012
- Diameter
- 3.2
- Units
- cm
- Manufacturer
- Royal Canadian Mint
- Manufacturer Province
- Ontario
- Manufacturer Country
- Canada
- Item History
- The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Accession of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second to the Throne as Queen of Canada.
The medal design was unveiled on 3 February 2011 at Rideau Hall by the Governor General and the Prime Minister. The criteria for the medal were announced on the occasion of Victoria Day weekend in 2011 and on 6 December of the same year, the Governor General symbolically struck the first medal at the Royal Canadian Mint.
This medal was awarded to Ken Verrell in 2012 for his public service which resulted in significant contributions to Elgin County and Canada.
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Commemorative Medal
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- medal, commemorative
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- medal, commemorative
- Description
- Silver medal with a ribbon attachment. Ribbon is vertically striped red, white and blue. There is a safety pin at the top of the ribbon. The medal has head effigies, the side profiles of Queen Elizabeth and King George. It says, "May 1937", "CORONATION OF KING GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH". The obverse of the coin depicts a woman holding a laurel branch (probably Britannia). Britannia overlooks the flag of the United Kingdom, Windosr Palace, etc. It states "LONG MAY THEY REIGN".
There is a button attached to the ribbon. The button has the Union Jack covering the face of it.
- Category
- Communication Artifact
- Sub-category
- Documentary Artifact
- Accession Number
- 021.015.152
- File Number
- 021.015
- Date Range
- 1937
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Commemorative Medal
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- medal, commemorative
- Material
- aluminum
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- medal, commemorative
- Description
- Silver medal with a ribbon attachment. Ribbon is vertically striped red, white and blue. The medal has head effigies, the side profiles of Queen Elizabeth and King George. It says, "May 1937", "CORONATION OF KING GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH". The obverse of the coin depicts a woman holding a laurel branch (probably Britannia). Britannia overlooks the flag of the United Kingdom, Windosr Palace, etc. It states "LONG MAY THEY REIGN".
- Material
- aluminum
- Category
- Communication Artifact
- Sub-category
- Documentary Artifact
- Accession Number
- 021.015.151
- File Number
- 021.015
- Date Range
- 1937
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Commemorative Plate
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- plate, commemorative
- Material
- Copper
- Manufacturer
- Henry Birks and Sons
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- plate, commemorative
- Description
- Finely engraved silver coloured plate. Silver plate with a foliate pattern in the center. Lipped edge with a ropped pattern. Engraved in the center, encircled by the foliate pattern, "To - Marianne - In Grateful Appreciation - for your - Devoted Service - to the Department and to - The Government of Canada - Honourable E. J. Benson - Minister of National Revenue". Engraved on the back of the plate, the maker's mark, "Birks - Regency Plate" and a small, stylized lion. Towards the bottom, "E.P. ON COPPER - 1035".
- Material
- Copper
- Category
- Communication Artifact
- Sub-category
- Documentary Artifact
- Accession Number
- 017.085.007
- File Number
- 017.085
- Date Range
- 1964-1968
- Manufacturer
- Henry Birks and Sons
- Manufacturer Country
- Canada
- Manufacture Notes
- Today, Henry Birks and Sons is Birks Group; it traces its origins to the opening by Henry Birks of a small jewellery shop in Montreal in 1879.
With an investment of $3,000, Henry Birks opened in 1879 a small jewellery shop on Saint James Street in the heart of Montreal's financial and commercial district. In 1893, Birks entered into a partnership with his three sons (William, John and Gerald), and the name of the firm became Henry Birks and Sons. As the focus of Montreal's commercial centre moved northward towards Saint Catherine Street, the Birks store moved to new premises on Phillips Square in 1894, where the company still maintains a store and corporate offices.
Starting in 1901, Birks oversaw the expansion of the company across Canada, with stores opening in the country's largest cities. In some cases, it bought local jewellers, adding its name to the local one (the Birks store in Toronto was Birks-Ryrie and the one in Winnipeg was Birks-Dingwall).
In 1934, Birks received a Royal Warrant of Appointment. In December 1934, Birks opened its first store in Vancouver.
In 1953, Henry Birks and Sons bought out Roden Bros. Ltd., a company that produced silver hollowware, flatware, cut crystal, and medals.
- Item History
- This artifact was presented to Marianne Barrie (1935-2017) by Edgar John Benson (1923-2011), a Canadian politician who held four cabinet posts. He was Minister of National Revenue from 1964 until 1968.
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Commemorative Token
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- token, commemorative
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- token, commemorative
- Description
- "Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth" commemorative token.
- Category
- Communication Artifact
- Sub-category
- Documentary Artifact
- Accession Number
- 020.013.127
- File Number
- 020.013
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