Medal - National Action Committee on the Status of Women
Medal - National Action Committee on the Status of Women
€456,393.00
Location
Canada
Year
1979
Type
Medals/Membership
medals
Composition
Bronze
Weight
34.5 g
Diameter
44 mm
Thickness
2.8 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Plain The “Famous Five” were from Alberta and included, Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Irene Parlby, Louise McKinney and Henrietta Muir Edwards. The “Persons Case”, “… sought clarification from the Supreme Court of Canada as to whether the w
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
