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United Nations medal minted in metro, Medal commemorating the 25th anniversary of the United Nations is taken off the press at Wellings Mint, a privat(...)
United Nations medal minted in metro, Medal commemorating the 25th anniversary of the United Nations is taken off the press at Wellings Mint, a privat(...)

United Nations medal minted in metro, Medal commemorating the 25th anniversary of the United Nations is taken off the press at Wellings Mint, a privat(...)

Date6/17/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: United Nations medal minted in metro; Medal commemorating the 25th anniversary of the United Nations is taken off the press at Wellings Mint; a private mint in Rexdale; by Douglas Wakeling; production manager. The high-brilliance medals are minted in a special; dust-free room where everyone must wear nylon surgical gowns and hoods. The medals will be on sale at some banks. Wellings makes medals for businesses and associations and soon will mint coins for foreign governments.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0009467F
There's a mint in metro, Medal commemorating the 25th anniversary of the United Nations, struck at the Wellings Mint in Rexdale, is examined by Fred R(...)
There's a mint in metro, Medal commemorating the 25th anniversary of the United Nations, struck at the Wellings Mint in Rexdale, is examined by Fred R(...)
6/17/1970
Dr. Sander Tonelli and Jan Schoumans at Medals presented by Israel's Consul - General Righteous Among The Nations
Dr. Sander Tonelli and Jan Schoumans at Medals presented by Israel's Consul - General Righteous Among The Nations
2/8/1999
Medal designer Dora de Pedery Hunt works on medal she's making to mark 100th anniversary of the granting of Commonwealth's first bachelor's degree to (...)
Medal designer Dora de Pedery Hunt works on medal she's making to mark 100th anniversary of the granting of Commonwealth's first bachelor's degree to (...)
7/8/1975
Working in a private Mint, artist-sculptor Marion Wakeling puts the finishing touches on a casting for a medal at Wellings Mint in Rexdale. The mint i(...)
Working in a private Mint, artist-sculptor Marion Wakeling puts the finishing touches on a casting for a medal at Wellings Mint in Rexdale. The mint i(...)
8/23/1971
'There is really magic in a medal,' says Dora de Pedery Hunt, Canada's leading art medal-maker
'There is really magic in a medal,' says Dora de Pedery Hunt, Canada's leading art medal-maker
12/1/1978
'There is really magic in a medal
'There is really magic in a medal
12/1/1978
Driver's Medal, St. Christopher carries on
Driver's Medal, St. Christopher carries on
11/14/1969
Medals of the Commonwealth, including British military decorations Ottawa may forbid Canadian servicemen to accept, are on display at the Royal Canadi(...)
Medals of the Commonwealth, including British military decorations Ottawa may forbid Canadian servicemen to accept, are on display at the Royal Canadi(...)
1/3/1970
A closeup of a man, wearing a poppy in one lapel and a medal on the other.
Nearly 30 years after the end of the Korean War, medals were handed out to 12 Ontario citizens who fought there with United Nations forces
23 June 1983
Six Nations Reserve stages gala pow wow: Justine Smoke, 5, of the Six Nations Reserve shows off her finery at the Grand River Champion of Champions pow wow on the weekend, which drew native dancers from across Canada and the United States, who vied for prize money totaling $16,000.
Six Nations Reserve stages gala pow wow: Justine Smoke, 5, of the Six Nations Reserve shows off her finery at the Grand River Champion of Champions pow wow on the weekend, which drew native dancers from across Canada and the United States, who vied for prize money totaling $16,000.
7/24/1987
I'm much stronger now than I ever was, says sculptor Dora De Pedery-Hunt, 67
I'm much stronger now than I ever was, says sculptor Dora De Pedery-Hunt, 67
7/24/1980
Dora de Pedery-Hunt: Known chiefly for her medallions, she'll be part-time Ontario censor
Dora de Pedery-Hunt: Known chiefly for her medallions, she'll be part-time Ontario censor
7/24/1980