▁a ▁special ▁guest ▁speaker . ▁. ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁that ▁the ▁association ▁issued ▁its ▁first ▁ever ▁medal ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁event . ▁The ▁tradition ▁of ▁an ▁annual ▁convention ▁and ▁a ▁convention ▁medal ▁continues ▁to ▁this ▁very ▁day . ▁ ▁The ▁Canadian ▁Num ism atic ▁Association ' s ▁official ▁se al ▁would ▁eventually ▁be ▁used ▁on ▁many ▁convention ▁med als . ▁The ▁se al ▁is ▁an ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Em manuel ▁H ahn ' s ▁famous ▁“ V oy age ur ” ▁design , ▁which ▁was ▁used ▁on ▁Canadian ▁Silver ▁D oll ars ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁The ▁first ▁year ▁that ▁this ▁se al ▁was ▁eventually ▁used ▁was ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁The ▁original ▁die ▁was ▁eng ra ved ▁by ▁H . F . ▁Sar son ▁of ▁Press ed ▁Metal ▁Product s ▁in ▁V ancouver . ▁ ▁The ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Num ism atic ▁Association ' s ▁official ▁se al ▁would ▁be ▁used ▁beginning ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁convention ▁medal , ▁following ▁the ▁official ▁name ▁change ▁of ▁the ▁organization ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Ann ual ▁Convention ▁Med als ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Num ism atic ▁Association ▁has ▁spons ored ▁the ▁striking ▁of ▁a ▁convention ▁medal ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁comm emor ating ▁the ▁occasion . ▁The ▁concept ▁was ▁that ▁these ▁med als ▁would ▁be ▁for ▁those ▁att ending ▁the ▁event . ▁Event ually , ▁variations ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁awards