Governor-General Jules Léger Collection [object]

Medals acquired during the diplomatic career of Governor-General Jules Léger., 85 medallic pieces include not only Canadian medals received from communites and organizations visited by Governor-General Léger, but also from Europe. Notable among those from Canada are the medal for the Supremem Court of Canada centennial, a medal for the Toronto Central Hospital, and the medal for the centennial of the University of Manitoba. Outstanding European items are a large portrait medal of Vincent Auriol, when he was president of France; an architectural design from the Senate of Belgium, and a portrait medal of the poet Camoes. There are also a number of fine Papal medals., Medal inventory numbers 8129 to 8213.