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Medal - Orillia Ontario
| Location | Canada |
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| Year | 1967 |
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| Composition | Gold plated |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a detailed relief of the Samuel de Champlain monument in Couchiching Park, Orillia, showing the explorer atop a tall pedestal with flanking figural groups at its base. The surrounding legend arcs 'ORILLIA CENTENNIAL CANADA' at top, with dates '1867' and '1967' flanking the monument, and the inscription 'SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN COUCHICHING PARK' and 'ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF PROGRESS' along the lower border. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a detailed relief of the Stephen Leacock home at Old Brewery Bay, a large multi-chimneyed manor house with flanking trees. The Coat of Arms of Orillia with the inscription 'INCORPORATED 1867' appears in relief above the building, while the cursive legend 'The Sunshine Town' arcs along the upper border and 'THE HOME OF STEPHEN LEACOCK OLD BREWERY BAY' is inscribed in the lower field. |
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| Reverse lettering | The Sunshine Town INCORPORATED 1867 THE HOME OF STEPHEN LEACOCK OLD BREWERY BAY |
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