Medal - National Action Committee on the Status of Women
Medal - National Action Committee on the Status of Women
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Location
Canada
Year
1979
Type
Membership medal
Composition
Bronze
Weight
34.5 g
Diameter
44 mm
Thickness
2.8 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Plain
Period
Notice
Dora de Pédery-Hunt
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Representations of the Canadian `Famous Five` women who brought the `Persons Case` to the Supreme Court of Canada, holding placards with the UN International Women`s Year (1975) logo, surrounded by the (bilingual) legend.
Obverse lettering
WOMEN . ARE . PERSONS - LA . FEMME :
CITOYENNE
1929 -
- 1979
(engraver)
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Bilingual name of the committee in two circles. (Open area contains the signature of the designer, Dora de Pedery-Hunt)
Reverse lettering
LE COMITE NATIONAL D`ACTION SUR LE
STATUT DE LA FEMME
NATIONAL ACTION COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
