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Medal - Medallic History of Canada Leduc Well No. 1
| Location | Canada |
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| Weight | 11 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts Leduc Well No. 1 in high relief, featuring a tall oil derrick at center-left with a dramatic plume of smoke and oil billowing to the right. Two workers wearing hard hats are shown in the foreground observing the gusher. The date 1947 appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features the circular seal of the Canadian Historical Association / La Société Historique du Canada at the top, incorporating a maple leaf motif and the founding date 1922, surrounded by a beaded border. Below in the field, the legend LEDUC WELL NO 1. appears above a decorative maple leaf and scroll ornament, with the French inscription DÉCOUVERTE DU PREMIER PUITS DE PÉTROLE AU CANADA in three lines below. A small Franklin Mint mark appears at the bottom of the field. |
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