Commemorative Coin for the Hudson 70 Expedition

Artifact
Accession Number:
82.7.42a
Date
1970
Materials
Bronze
Measurements
5.2 cm (width) 5.2 cm (length) 0.4 cm (height)
Description
Bronze commemorative coin for the Hudson 70 Expedition and their first circumnavigation of the Americas in 1970. Obverse features side-profile of the CSS Hudson ship, three maple leaves above it, and an anchor directly below it. Reverse features map of the North and South America, a dotted line showing the route the CSS Hudson took, and a compass.

"Hudson 70, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Canada." other side, "First Circumnavigation of the Americas."
Marks/Labels
Obverse:
"Hudson 70"
"Department of Energy, Mines and Resources"
"Ministere de L'energie, des mines et des ressources"
"Canada"

Reverse:
"First Circumnavigation of the Americas
"Premiere croisière autour des Amériques" 
"1969 1970"

Accession number in black on rim of coin
Category
Coin, Commemorative