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Medal - Fort McMurray Bicentennial Alberta
| Location | Canada |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Weight | 14.2 g |
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| Obverse description | The central field depicts a voyageur canoe with several figures paddling on water, enclosed within a circular frame overlaid on a compass rose or wheel design. The date 1778 appears within the central roundel and 1978 below it in the lower field. The peripheral legend is separated from the field by a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The field is divided into six vignettes illustrating two centuries of progress in Fort McMurray, including a fur-trade canoe, a steamboat, a bush plane, industrial machinery, modern buildings, and an oil sands extraction facility. The motto 'Two Hundred Years of Progress' appears in cursive script across the centre, with the engraver's name SHARON PIERCEY below it. The peripheral legend is bordered by a beaded rim, and the dates 1778-1978 appear at the base. |
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