Medal, Competition
| Nom de l'objet : | Medal, Competition |
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| Artiste ou artisan : | Hunt and Roskell |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Memorabilia |
| Matériaux : | Metal, Silver |
| Numéro d'accession : | 2025.0.169 |
| Culture : | British |
| Date de début de production : | 1862-01-01 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1862-12-31 |
| Description : | A large coin-style medal or medallion for "Albion Mines Volunteers / No. 2 Company / 1st Prize" on front and a relief of a young man on bended knee with a rifle being lauded by undetermined Goddess; With appearance of what could have been a hanger at top? |
| Fonctions : | Albion Mines is the area of Nova Scotia now known as Stellarton. The Adjutant-General of Nova Scotia, Colonel R. Bligh Sinclair, was committed firmly to encouraging volunteers to train at rifle shooting believing that accurate rifle shooting was important to defending Nova Scotia. In 1861, Sinclair organized a competition at Windsor. Shooters fired at targets placed as far as 300 yards away. Sinclair planned a second competition in Truro in September 1862. [source: https://acadiensis.wordpress.com/2020/08/24/the-state-and-organized-rifle-shooting-in-nova-scotia-in-the-1860s/] |
| Établissement : |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Halifax |
| Province de l'établissement : | Nova Scotia |