CANADA GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL
Description:
The obverse has the diademed head of Queen Victoria and the inscription ‘VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX’. The reverse bears the Canadian national flag flanked by two branches of maple leaves and the word ‘CANADA’ at the top. The suspender is straight with a claw type mount riveted to the medal.
Clasps:
‘FENIAN RAID 1866’, ‘FENIAN RAID 1870’ and ‘RED RIVER 1870’.
Ribbon:
Measuring 1.25” wide the ribbon is scarlet red with a central white stripe.
Naming:
Normally found impressed in either square sans serif capitals or in upper and lower case Roman type. Some engraved examples are also known.
Notes:
This medal was never issued without a clasp and an example encountered with all three clasps is considered extremely rare as only 26 such awards were made.