Medal, commemorative
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AIRLINE
- DATE
- 1977
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2003.0752.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Royal Canadian Mint
- MODEL
- Vickers Viscount Ottawa Chicago 1955
- LOCATION
- Canada
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Silver metal encassed in plastic
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 4.0 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Commemorative
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Mint CA
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1977
- Canada
-
Part of the Air Canada uniform collection which is comprised of uniforms from virtually every Canadian airline company absorbed by Air Canada throughout the years. Medals belonged to Ernest Hartmair, a manager at Air Canada. - Function
-
To commemorate Air Canada's 40th anniversary (1937-1977). Ten coins were minted for the 40th Anniversary, all marking important milestones in TCA/ Air Canada's history. - Technical
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Especially minted by the Royal Canadian Mint. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Face reads: "SUR LES AILES/ DU TEMPS/ WINGS/ ACROSS TIME/ 40/ 1937/1977"/ Obverse reads: "VICKERS/ VISCOUNT/ OTTAWA/ CHICAGO/ 1955"/
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Silver coin encassed in plastic. Coin is embossed on both sides.
- Decoration
- Face has Air Canada's 40th anniversary logo and the obverse depicts a Vickers Viscount.
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