Medal And Ribbon
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- Date
- 1914 – 1919
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0055 a-f
- Description
- A collection of military campaign medals and ribbons from the First World War: NOTE: a has not been founda) A set of two round medals, each measuring 8.1cm high by 7.8 cm long. One medal is an allied service medal of silver with the profile of “Georgius V. Britt. Omn Rex et Ind. Imp” on one side, …
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- Title
- Medal And Ribbon
- Date
- 1914 – 1919
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Description
- A collection of military campaign medals and ribbons from the First World War: NOTE: a has not been founda) A set of two round medals, each measuring 8.1cm high by 7.8 cm long. One medal is an allied service medal of silver with the profile of “Georgius V. Britt. Omn Rex et Ind. Imp” on one side, and a horseman stamping on a shield and skull and the dates “1914 “1918” on other. This medal is hanging from a bar at the end of a blue, black, white and gold striped ribbon. There is a spare piece of this ribbon. The second medal is a general service bronze coloured medal with a winged victory holding a large feather on one side and “The Great War for Civilization 1914-19” inside a bound wreath on the other side. This medal is hanging from the point of a rainbow coloured ribbon. There is a spare piece of this ribbon. b) Another medal set, similar to (a), but with a conveyance paper and a square cardboard box to hold the medals. Both of these medals are engraved with “Major F.A. Brewster”.c) A set of four miniature medals, measuring 6.5 cm wide by 5.8 cm high, attached to ribbons that are sewn together on a metal bar pin. The centre two medals are the same as (a), the medal on the left is a bronze coloured star-shaped medal of two crossed swords and a wreath, surmounted by a crown and hanging from the point of a red, white and blue ribbon, and the medal on the far right is an oval bronze coloured medal with “GR V” in high relief at the centre and crown at the top, that hangs from the point of a green and gold striped ribbon. d) Four campaign ribbons sewn together on a long metal bar, measuring 13.8 cm long by 1.0 cm high, in the same colours and in same order as (c).(e) and (f) have not been founde) Four ribbons sewn together in the same colours and order as (d), but they are not on a bar (note: ribbons separating from each other).f) Two sets of three ribbons sewn together in the same fashion as (e), but without the green and gold ribbon of the far right.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0055 a-f
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- Date
- 1914 – 1945
- Material
- metal; brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0070 a-q
- Description
- A collection of seventeen brass military pins: (a-c) three gold-coloured metal pins (4.0 x 0.9cm) with cut-out letters reading "CANADA" joined with bars at the top and bottom. (d-e) two gold-coloured metal pins (5.2 x 1.0 cm) with cut-out letters reading “CANADA” forming an arch and joined at the t…
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1914 – 1945
- Material
- metal; brass
- Description
- A collection of seventeen brass military pins: (a-c) three gold-coloured metal pins (4.0 x 0.9cm) with cut-out letters reading "CANADA" joined with bars at the top and bottom. (d-e) two gold-coloured metal pins (5.2 x 1.0 cm) with cut-out letters reading “CANADA” forming an arch and joined at the top and bottom with bars. (f) one gold-coloured metal pin (3.5 x 0.7 cm) with cut-out letters reading “CANADA” with the letters joined by a bar across the middle on the reverse side. (g-h) two copper-coloured metal pins (5.0 x 1.5 cm), each with a slightly curved solid bar face, with "CANADA" in relief. (i-l) four gold-coloured metal pins (5.0 x 2.0 cm), two sets of two, with each pin depicting an oak leaf and an acorn on a short twig. The letters "CH" are centred on the leaf ("CH" - Calgary Highlanders). (m) one gold-coloured metal pin (5.3 x 1.5 cm) with cut-out letters "R.C.H.A." (Royal Canadian Horse Artillery) joined at the top and bottom with a bar. (n) one gold-coloured metal pin (5.0 x 2.5cm) with"19th MR" (Mounted Rifles) in cut-out letters that are joined horizontally by bars at the top and bottom. The word "ALBERTA" is in an arch below the “19th MR” joined by curved bars at the top and bottom.(o) one gold-coloured metal pin (5.0 x 2.7 cm) with the cut-out letters “CMR" (Canadian Mounted Rifles) joined by a bar from the bottom of the "C" to the "M", and from the centre of the "M" to the "R". (p) one gold-coloured metal pin (1.7 x 2.8 cm) with a cut-out letter "C" sitting atop a bar which joins the numeral "10" below.(q) one gold-coloured metal pin (2.6 x 1.3 cm) with a cut-out numeral "12" joined by a bar at the bottom.
- Subject
- military
- insignia
- uniforms
- Calgary Highlanders
- Canadian Mounted Rifles
- Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0070 a-q
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