Canadian memorial medal - Churchill Memorial Medal – HCR96929

Obverse

Inscription:

SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL / ☆ 1874 1965 ☩

Design:

bust of Sir Winston Churchill, in trench coat and officer's cap, slightly to left

Reverse

Inscription:

WITHOUT VICTORY / THERE IS NO / SURVIVAL / C. ART DIES

Design:

broad horizontal band intersected by a lit victory torch, with legend in centre; inscription a quotation from Sir Winston Churchill's first speech to the House on becoming Prime Minister; rayed star

Information

Person

Sir Winston Churchill (subject) , Orazio N. Lombardo (artist) , Elizron Enterprises, Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada (emitting firm)

Mint

Canadian Artistic Dies, Inc., Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada (Modern)

Dating

1965

Period

Modern

Kind

medal

Metal

bronze gilt or copper gilt

Reign

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

4.49

Diameter (mm)

19.6

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

124

Acquisition date

12/2020

Source

J. Eric Engstrom

Acquisition credit

Presented by J. Eric Engstrom, 2020.

Acquisition note

J. Eric Engstrom Churchill Medal Collection

Country of origin

Canada

Source of portrait

photograph taken in Germany during Sir Winston Churchill's inspection tour of March, 1945

Reference

J. Eric Engstrom - 1972 - The medallic portraits of Sir Winston Churchill : 48D

Note:

p. 30

Contributors to this coin record

cgallacher