The Canadian Centennial Medal ( French : Médaille du centenaire du Canada ) is a commemorative medal struck by the Royal Canadian Mint in 1967 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation and was awarded to Canadians who were recommended by government, professional, educational and cultural associations, as well as military and protective services, veterans' groups, sports associations, and philanthropic and charitable bodies, for having provided valuable service to Canada. Some 29,500 medals were issued after its inauguration on 1 July 1967, of which 8,500 went to personnel in the Canadian Forces .
4-521: The Canadian Centennial Medal was designed by Bruce W. Beatty and is in the form of a 36 millimetres (1.4 in) diameter silver disc with, on the obverse, the words CONFEDERATION CANADA CONFÉDÉRATION surrounding a maple leaf with the Royal Cypher of Queen Elizabeth II superimposed on it, symbolizing her role as fount of honour . The medal's reverse shows the Royal Arms of Canada above
8-585: A snowflake – just as every snowflake is different, so is every member of the Order. As of 2004, he had been in attendance at every Order investiture ceremony. Beatty was made a member of the order in 1990. In 1977 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada . Beatty was also responsible for creating the emblem of the Order of British Columbia during the 1980s and made alterations to
12-477: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bruce W. Beatty Bruce Wilbur Beatty , CM SOM CD FRHSC , (July 6, 1922 – March 21, 2011) was a Canadian graphic designer best known as being chiefly responsible for designing the emblems of the Canadian Honours System , starting with the badge of the Order of Canada in 1967. The emblem is the shape of
16-496: The dates 1867 • 1967 . This medallion is worn at the left chest, suspended on a 31.8mm wide ribbon coloured white with vertical red stripes, the outermost two wider than the four arranged equally between, each of those representing 25 year intervals, thus totalling 100 years. This article about culture in Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to orders , decorations , and medals
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