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Lr. 638 — Normal School. Undated. Bronze.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:100.00 CAD Estimated At:200.00 - 250.00 CAD
Lr. 638 — Normal School. Undated. Bronze.

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McLachlan-173, Breton-107. McLachlan describes the Prince of Wales Normal School medal as “one of a number of munificent gifts by the Prince of Wales presented to Canadian educational institutions during his visit in 1860. The Hon. P. J. J. O. Chaveau was at that time Deputy Minister of Education for Canada East, and he ordered the dies to be engraved by the chief French medallist.” This lot includes two (2) examples, both with cornucopia and BRONZE on edge (struck at the Paris Mint after 1879) and signed CAQUÉ: 1.) 55.9mm. 83.52g. Olive-gold surfaces. The reverse shows evidence of cleaning. Old tag included. 2.) 55.6mm. 81.00g. Coppery surfaces are unnaturally subdued from cleaning, and there are a number of diagonal pinscratches in the left obverse field.