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Canada. Medal commemorating the Calgary Stampede, 1967
19673.92 cm (diameter) | RCIN 444649
This medal commemorates the Calgary Stampede, Canada’s most famous outdoor show. The event began in 1886 as an agricultural exhibition and soon developed into an annual stampede rodeo with parade. The first stampede, held in 1912, drew 14,000 spectators, including 2,000 First Nations attendees, and was attended by the Duke of Connaught in his capacity as Governor General. Since then, members of the Royal Family have made numerous visits to the Calgary stampede – including King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1939, and The Queen in 1951, 1959 and 1973. This gold medal, with a buffalo head on the reverse, is from 1967 – the centenary of Canadian Confederation.
