Medal - Medallic History of Canada Founding of Halifax
Medal - Medallic History of Canada Founding of Halifax
€429,342.00
Location
Canada
Year
Type
Medals/Commemorative
medals
Composition
Bronze
Weight
34 g
Diameter
44 mm
Thickness
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Plain with text Lettering: FRANKLIN BRONZE, Wellings Mint Mark, 71, P
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Obverse lettering
THE FOUNDING OF HALIFAX LA FONDATION
D`HALIFAX
1749
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Reverse lettering
Halifax, a military
and naval post founded in
1749 by Governor Cornwallis,
was of tremendous military value
to the British in times of war and of
great economic worth in times of peace.
Halifax, à la fois base navale et garnison
militaire, fondé en 1749 par le gouver-
neur Cornwallis, avait pour les Anglais
une importance stratégique en
temps de guerre et économique
en temps de paix.
Wellings Mint Mark
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
Mark Edge Plain with text Lettering: FRANKLIN BRONZE, Wellings Mint Mark, 71, P Mint Wellings Mint, Rexdale, Canada
