Summary
Canada Ontario Toronto
Medal depicting the City Hall of Toronto The building was designed by Viljo Revell and opened in 1965.
Awarded to : Betty Marginson, Mayor of Hawthorn. Betty Marginson (nee Reilly) was Mayor of Hawthorn. She was educated at Williamstown High; Melbourne Teacher's College; Melbourne University. A founding member of University of the Third Age (U3A). A recipient of the AM in 1993, she married Dr Raymond Marginson in 1947. The AM was awarded for services to welfare of the aged, to education and to local government.
Physical Description
Medal depicting the City Hall of Toronto The building was designed by Viljo Revell and opened in 1965. In a cardboard box with yellow velvet lining.
Obverse Description
Obverse: image of building with waterway in foreground. At top left: TORONTO CITY HALL.
Reverse Description
Coat of arms featuring a indigenous person on left with bow and arrows, Britannia with a shield and trident on right, and a beaver on top of the arms. On scroll beneath: INDUSTRY / INTELLIGENCE / INTEGRITY. Around: CITY OF TORONTO / ONTARIO /CANADA.
Edge Description
Plain
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Dr Raymond David Marginson AM, 08 Feb 2005
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Date Issued
1965 AD
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Issued By
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Awarded To
Mrs Betty May Marginson AM, Hawthorn, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Inscriptions
Obverse: image of builidng with waterway in foreground. At top left: TORONTO CITY HALL. Reverse: Coat of arms featuring a indigenous person on left with bow and arrows, Britannia with a shield and trident on right, and a beaver on top of the arms. On scroll beneath: INDUSTRY / INTELLIGENCE / INTEGRITY. Around: CITY OF TORONTO / ONTARIO /CANADA. Edge: Plain
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Shape
Round
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References
National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Archives Department University of Melbourne
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