Ontario Holds The Sheaf And Sickle; Quebec, The Paddle; Nova Scotia,
The Mining Spade; And New Brunswick The Forest Axe.
Britannia carries her
trident and the lion crouches by her side.
The following inscription runs
round a raised border: "Juventas et Patrius Vigor Canada Instaurata 1867."
The relief on this side is extremely bold, and the composition, modelling
and finish are such as to leave little to be desired. The treatment of the
head on the obverse is broad and simple; the hair is hidden by a sort of
hood of flowing drapery confined by a plain coronet, and the surface is
but little broken anywhere. The ornaments are massive rather than rich;
there is a plain pendant in the ear, and a miniature of the Prince Consort
is attached to a necklace of very chaste design." - Morning Chronicle,
Quebec.
[See page 148.]
MILITIA UNIFORMS.
Canadian militiamen will be interested in the following letter which
appeared in the Toronto Globe.
SIR, - I observe in your "Notes from the Capital" a paragraph to the effect
that Major-General Luard has taken exception to the gold lace worn by
certain arms of the active militia. I am aware that this point has been
raised before, and perhaps it is not a very material issue; but there is a
feature - an historical one - in connection with the subject that deserves
attention, and I remember when the militia was more active than now, in
the face of danger to the peace of the country, this historical point was
brought into prominence.
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