NORTH WEST CANADA MEDAL 1885
Description:
The obverse depicts the diademed head of Queen Victoria and the legend ‘VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX’. The reverse has the words ‘NORTH WEST CANADA’ and the date ‘1885’ within a wreath of maple leaves. The suspender is straight with a claw mounted sweated to the medal.
Clasps:
‘SASKATCHEWAN’.
Ribbon:
Blue/Grey ribbon with two red stripes and 1.25” in width.
Naming:
Issued unnamed but often encountered with private engravings.
Notes:
Some 1,760 of these medals were awarded with only sixteen to British troops the rest being issued to members of the local forces. Two un-official clasps of ‘FISH CREEK’ and ‘BATOCHE’ exist but have no value to collectors.