. ▁The ▁ob verse ▁of ▁the ▁Convention ▁medal ▁featured ▁the ▁new ▁her ald ic ▁arms ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ott awa , ▁as ▁designed ▁by ▁L t .- Cmd r ▁All an ▁Bed do e . ▁The ▁medal ▁was ▁designed ▁and ▁struck ▁by ▁Bir ks ▁Jew ellers ▁of ▁Ott awa . ▁Like ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Convention ▁dies , ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁dies ▁were ▁destroyed ▁too . ▁The ▁medal ▁also ▁comm emor ates ▁the ▁Cent en ary ▁of ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁decimal ▁coin age ▁in ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁year ▁of ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁M int . ▁▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁C NA ▁Ann ual ▁Convention ▁The ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁C NA ▁Ann ual ▁Convention ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁held ▁outside ▁of ▁Ontario . ▁It ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Regin a , ▁S ask atch ew an ▁at ▁the ▁Hotel ▁S ask atch ew an ▁from ▁September ▁ 2 ▁to ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁J . ▁Douglas ▁Fer g us on ▁was ▁the ▁guest ▁speaker . ▁Mr . ▁Cec ▁T ann ah ill ▁and ▁Mr . ▁J . C . ▁Summer lin ▁designed ▁the ▁scal loped ▁sh aped ▁medal . ▁Bir ks ▁Montreal ▁then ▁struck ▁the ▁medal , ▁and ▁Bir ks ▁destroyed ▁the ▁dies ▁after ▁the ▁med als ▁were ▁produced . ▁▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁C NA ▁Ann ual ▁Convention ▁The ▁sevent h ▁annual ▁event ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Sher