Canadian commemorative medal - Churchill Commemorative Medal – HCR98894

Obverse

Inscription:

SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL 1874-1965 / BC

Design:

quarter-length figure of Sir Winston Churchill, facing, with left hand raised in victory sign

Reverse

Inscription:

CANADIAN CENTENNIAL NUMISMATIC PARK / CHURCHILL 5 SHILLING / COIN MEMORIAL / 1965 / SUDBURY ☆ CANADA / WELLINGS

Design:

Churchill family arms; a shield quartering the arms of Churchill with those of Spencer above Marlborough motto inscribed in the form of a banner; crest of the Order of the Garter, around; view of the Churchill Crown memorial

Information

Person

Sir Winston Churchill (subject) , Bruno Cavallo (artist) , Canadian Centennial Numismatic Park, Sudbury, Ontario (emitting firm)

Mint

Wellings Manufacturing Company Ltd., Toronto, Ontario (Modern)

Denomination

5 Shilling Piece

Dating

1965

Note

metal uncertain

Period

Modern

Kind

medal

Metal

nickel-silver

Reign

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

27.42

Diameter (mm)

40.8

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

104X

Acquisition date

12/2020

Source

J. Eric Engstrom

Acquisition credit

Presented by J. Eric Engstrom, 2020.

Acquisition note

J. Eric Engstrom Churchill Medal Collection

Source of portrait

Karsh photographic portrait, 1941

Country of origin

Canada

Language (reverse)

French

Translation (reverse)

SHAME (ON HIM WHO) THINKS (EVIL OF IT)

Language (reverse)

Spanish

Translation (reverse)

FAITHFUL THOUGH UNFORTUNATE

Reference

J. Eric Engstrom - 1972 - The medallic portraits of Sir Winston Churchill : 40B?

Note:

p. 26

Contributors to this coin record

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