Canada General Service Medal
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Obverse and reverse of medal
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| Awarded by Canada United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
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| Type | Campaign medal |
| Eligibility | Imperial and Canadian forces |
| Awarded for | Campaign service. |
| Description | Silver disk 36 mm wide |
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| Statistics | |
| Established | 1899 |
| Total awarded | 16,668 |
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The Canada General Service Medal was a campaign medal awarded by the Canadian Government to both Imperial and Canadian forces for duties related to the Fenian raids between 1866 and 1871. The medal was not issued until 1899 and had to be applied for. The period for applying for the medal was later extended to 1907, and then to 1928.
With late applications, approximately 16,668 medals were awarded , including 15,300 to members of Canadian units.
The obverse of the medal bears the head of Queen Victoria with the legend VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX, while the reverse depicts the red ensign of Canada surrounded by a wreath of maple leaves with the word CANADA above.
The medal was always awarded with a clasp, with 20 medals awarded with all three clasps. The number of clasps indicated below includes those that appear on multi-clasp medals.
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