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ANTIQUE MONTREAL CANADA VALOUR CORPORATION HONNEUR STERLING POLICE? MEDAL AWARDFeatures an early version of the Montreal Cote of Arms. Marked Sterling, CJL. Medal reads Valour, Corporation, Honneur, Montreal.
There appears to be some paper residue on the top medal bar, something the new owner may chose to remove. Please see photos for details. Note lighting variations may alter colors of item in photos.
Rare medal--only one found online which was identified as a Montreal Police Valor Medal. That medal sold for $299.99 in 2018. If you have additional identification information, please share.
From Wikipedia:The first coat of arms was displayed on a white shield, which had a redsaltirewith four different charges between the arms, representative of the four main components of the population as viewed by MayorJacques Vigerand the city council in 1833, when the arms were designed and adopted.To the top, a rose was for the English heritage of the population, thedextera thistle for the Scots, thesinistera sprig of clover for the Irish heritage of the city, and to the bottom base abeaverfor the French that originally settled the territory and traded in furs.
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