1969 CNA Annual Convention
The sixteenth annual convention was held in Toronto. The Toronto Coin Club hosted the event from August 28 to August 30. The banquet speaker was Ernest F. Brown, Acting Master of the Royal Canadian Mint. This was the convention where the J. Douglas Ferguson gold medal was inaugurated and the first recipient was Fred Bowman. The medal was an irregular shaped medal and marked the fourth time that the convention had an irregular shaped medal. The other instances where irregular shaped medals were used were 1956, 1959, and 1960. The shape of the Toronto Convention medal was a pentagon. The obverse was designed by Roger Fox and David Ashe, and shows a view of the new Toronto City Hall. The reverse was designed by Hazel Munro. It has the badge of the Toronto Coin Club. Canadian Artistic Dies of Sherbrooke struck the medals. The dies are part of the C.N.A. archives.
| Specifications | Medal | Special Edition Medal |
|---|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | CNA-16 | CNA-16A |
| Composition | Bronze | Antique Silver |
| Finish | Antique | Antique |
| Weight | 45.4 grams | 62.2 grams |
| Shape | Pentagonal | Pentagonal |
| Diameter | 47.2 mm x 49.6 mm | 47.2 mm x 49.6 mm |
| Die Axis | Upright | Upright |
| Edge | Plain | Plain |
| Issue Price | $3.00 | N/A |
| Mintage | 980 | 25 |
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