Request for Assistance
Do you recognize this picture at the Municipal Chambers located at
4946 Dundas Street West, Islington, Ontario?
The following information is supplied to assist in the identification
of the persons in the photograph

Nicholas Doran, webmaster for the Etobicoke Historical Society had a visit from Mr. Owen Moorehouse and he had presented the above picture
for showing on the Society's web site.

The Society is requesting assistance in identifying and of the Municipal persons shown here.  All, but the Minister are wearing the King George VI
Coronation Medal this was a commemorative medal made
to celebrate the coronation of King George VI.

For Coronation and Jubilee medals, the practice up until 1977 was that United Kingdom authorities decided on a total number to be produced,
then allocated a proportion to each of the Commonwealth countries
and Crown dependencies and possessions.

The award of the medals was then at the discretion
of the local government authority, who were free to decide
who got a medal and why.

Of the total of 90,279 medals minted a total of
10,089 were issued to Canadians.

The award of the medals was then at the discretion of the
local government authority, who were free to decide
who got a medal and why. Of the total of 90,279 medals minted a total of
10,089 were issued to Canadians.

King George VI Coronation Medal

A circular, silver medal, 1.5 inches in diameter. Featured on the obverse are the conjoined effigies of King George VI and Oween Elizabeth, crowned and robed, facing left. The rim is not raised on this medal and there is no legend.

The Royal Cypher GRI appears on the reverse, surmounted by a large crown, with the inscription CROWNED / 12 May 1937 below the Royal Cypher in tow lines. Around the rim of the medal is the inscription: GEORGE VI QVEEN ELIZABETH (a V in Queen rather than a U).

The garter-blue ribbon is 1.25 inches (32 mm) wide; with a narrow (o.25 inch) band consisting of three equal widths of white, red, and white, at each edge.

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