Queen’s Medal

These artifacts are a medal and coin commemorating two Queens. The medal commemorates the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, when she was crowned on June 2^nd, 1953. She acceded to the throne on February 6^th, 1952 but was not officially coronated until the following year. Queen Elizabeth II is still currently the Queen. The coin is a commemorations of the Jubilee of Queen Victoria’s reign in 1887. Queen Victoria ruled the United Kingdom from 1819-1901. She was also Empress of India from 1876-1901.

Gallery Hours

Summer:
June 15 - Labour Day
Open Daily 11am - 5pm

Winter:
September 5 to June 14 (excluding Holidays)
Tues - Sun 1pm - 5pm

Contact

Thunder Bay Museum
425 Donald St E.
Thunder Bay, ON P7E 5V1

(807) 623-0801

[email protected]

Operating & Project Grants

Website Redevelopment Funder

Ontario | Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Sport

Land Acknowledgement

The Thunder Bay Museum acknowledges the original custodians of this land and pay our respect to the elders – past, present, and future – for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture, and the hopes of Indigenous Peoples. We would also like to recognize that the Thunder Bay Museum is on the traditional land of the Fort William First Nation signatory to the Robinson Superior Treaty of 1850, and to acknowledge the role of the Métis Settlement in the development of our community.