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Medal commemorating the bicentenary of the capture of Quebec, 1959
Medal commemorating the bicentenary of the capture of Quebec, 1959. Obverse: Busts of Generals Montcalm (three-quarter right) and Wolfe (left), a scene of the landing below. Inscription: 'MONTCALM QUEBEC WOLFE' (on a ribbon). Legend: 'SEPTEMBER 1759'. Reverse: Three men placing a section of fluted column on a wall, symbolising the building of the nation by English, French and Indians. Legend: 'TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO'. Inscription: '1759 1959'. Exergue: 'CANADA'. In fitted box of issue.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2115 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Vincze, Paul |
| Events: | Seven Years' War: Capture of Quebec, 1759 |
| Date made: | 1959 |
| People: | Montcalm-Gozon, Louis-Joseph de; Wolfe, James Vincze, Paul |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 78 mm |
| Parts: | Medal commemorating the bicentenary of the capture of Quebec, 1959 |
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