Medal, commemorative
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Medal with ribbon
- DATE
- 1972
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.1009.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Order of Polaris
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Medal & mounting bar composed of unidentified non-ferrous metal; unidentified cloth ribbon.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 12.3 cm
- Width
- 4.2 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- 1.0 cm
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Commemorative
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- The Order of Polaris was created in 1973.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
The Order of Polaris was created by the Government of Yukon Territory to honour members of Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame (CAHF) or for service to the territory; its people & culture. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Raised lettering around edge on obverse side reads: "ORDER OF POLARIS".
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Silver medal; ribbon has 3 vertical stripes, left to right blue - white - green.
- Decoration
- The obverse has a raised Polar star & is flanked by raised simulated exhaust trails or stylized wings.
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Unknown Manufacturer, Medal, commemorative, after 1972, Artifact no. 1991.1009, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.1009.001/
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