Medal - Sir John Alexander Macdonald
Features
| Location |
Canada
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Collection medallions |
| Year | 1964 |
| Composition | Silver (.999) |
| Weight | 49.68 g |
| Diameter | 40.5 mm |
| Thickness | 4.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled (high relief) |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 560140 |
Series: First Confederation Conference of Canada
Obverse
Portrait of Sir John A. Macdonald facing right, surrounded by the legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
· SIR JOHN ALEXANDER MACDONALD ·
F.A. FRASER
FIRST PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA 1867
L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE UNION IS STRENGTH
Engraver: Fredrick Alexander Fraser
Reverse
Historical image of Provincial House with a Union Jack flag, text below, all surround by a bilingual legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
· FIRST CONFEDERATION CONFERENCE OF CANADA ·
PROVINCIAL HOUSE
WELLINGS
B1
CHARLOTTETOWN
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
1 ST. SEPTEMBER
- 1864 -
LA PREMIERE CONFERENCE DE LA CONFEDERATION
Engraver: Fredrick Alexander Fraser
Edge
Plain
Script: Latin
Mint
Wellings Mint, Rexdale, CanadaComments
There are six medals in this series, similar to the later issued (1967) - larger medals (52 mm) - “Fathers of Confederation” also by the Wellings mint. According to Brian Thomson (THO), “They're a beautiful series for sure. They make them in .999 silver also. They aren't 1967 Centennial, rather 1964 Centennial of Charlottetown Conference. Some people collect them in their 1967 collections …”
The original engraver, Frederick Alexander Fraser is given credit on these, but not in the later series from 1967.
Weights & thicknesses vary from 26.23 to 36.4 grams (average is 29.5 gm) for the Bronze medals and 2.5 to 4 mm.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 94
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Bullion value: USD 108.18
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Actual silver weight: 1.596 oz
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