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1984 Quebec 450th Anniversary Tall Ships Medal Pair

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:20.00 CAD Estimated At:60.00 - 100.00 CAD
1984 Quebec 450th Anniversary Tall Ships Medal Pair
SOLD
170.00CAD+ buyer's premium (25.50)
This item SOLD at 2024 Oct 03 @ 21:53UTC-4 : AST/EDT
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An interesting pair of 70mm medals, one each in antiqued bronze and white metal/pewter, issued to commemorate the 1984 Tall Ship gathering in Quebec City, as part of the 450th anniversary celebrations of Jacques Cartier's first landing. Formerly the property of a Canadian Naval Officer, who was assigned to sail from Portugal on the N.R.P. Sagres, as the naval liaison between the Portuguese naval cadet training tall ship and the governments of Canada and Quebec. The (retired) Lieutenant-Commander indicates that the white metal version was only issued to senior executive staff and officers of the visiting tall ships. Lot includes the official detailed press folio on the Portuguese Ship, as well as official invitation to Rideau Hall as part of the 1985 75th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Navy festivities. The first examples of these Lombardo-struck medals we have encountered, and quite possibly a scarcer issue as many (if not most) will have left Canada with their foreign naval recipients. (Lot of two medals, with various document fonds)