Medal - Port Moody Coin Club British Columbia
Features
| Location |
Canada
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1967 |
| Composition | Bronze (Antique) |
| Weight | 23.55 g |
| Diameter | 39 mm |
| Thickness | 2.7 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 512980 |
| References | THO# 346 Brian Thomson; 2024. 1967 Canadian Centennial Medallions. Self-published. |
Commemorative issue
Canada's Centennial
Obverse
Heraldic like emblem with the images of several elements seen around Port Moody enclosed in a crowned shield with five "virtues" (in Latin) in a banner/ribbon on three sides, between dates.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CITY
OF
PORT MOODY
1867 1967
371 1886
JUSTITIA TEMPERANTIA INTEGRA MENS FORTITUDO PRUDENTIA
Translation: JUSTICE TEMPERANCE SOUND MIND FORTITUDE PRUDENCE
Reverse
The "famous" CPR locomotive 371, superimposed over mountains, further superimposed over a railroad spike, surrounded by the legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
PORT MOODY
COIN CLUB
Edge
Plain
Mint
Pressed Metal Products of Vancouver, Canada (1929-date)Comments
CPR locomotive engine No. 371, was the first locomotive to arrive with the first transcontinental train (from Montreal) in Port Moody (i.e., the western terminus of the CP railroad) on July 4, 1886.
THO lists three compositions (Bronze, .999 Silver and 10 KT Gold) and notes the existence of a uniface version.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1967) | 300 | THO# 346Brian Thomson; 2024. 1967 Canadian Centennial Medallions. Self-published. |
Antique & Regular Bronze | ||||||||||||
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