The Canadian Centennial Medal (french: Médaille du centenaire du Canada) is a commemorative medal struck by the

Royal Canadian Mint }) is the mint of Canada and a Crown corporation, operating under the ''Royal Canadian Mint Act''. The shares of the Mint are held in trust for the Crown in right of Canada. The Mint produces all of Canada's circulation coins, and manufacture ...

in 1967 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the

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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

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. The Canadian Centennial Medal was designed by

Bruce W. Beatty Bruce Wilbur Beatty, , (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. T ...

and is in the form of a diameter silver disc with, on the obverse, the words ''CONFEDERATION CANADA CONFÉDÉRATION'' surrounding a maple leaf with the Royal Cypher of Queen

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superimposed on it, symbolizing her role as

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. The medal's reverse shows the Royal Arms of Canada above 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.

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