▁Convention ▁medal ' s ▁ob verse ▁shows ▁the ▁H . M . S . ▁Sh annon ▁sail ing ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁under ▁full ▁sail . ▁ ▁The ▁medal ▁was ▁struck ▁by ▁the ▁Well ings ▁M int ▁of ▁Toronto . ▁Both ▁dies ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁arch ives . ▁▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁C NA ▁Ann ual ▁Convention ▁The ▁eigh teenth ▁annual ▁convention ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁V ancouver ▁during ▁British ▁Columbia ' s ▁Cent enn ial ▁Year . ▁The ▁V ancouver ▁Num ism atic ▁Society ▁hosted ▁the ▁event ▁from ▁August ▁ 2 6 ▁to ▁August ▁ 2 8 . ▁All ▁ 1 5 9 ▁guests ▁at ▁the ▁ban quet ▁received ▁a ▁special ▁silver ▁medal ▁comm emor ating ▁the ▁event . ▁ ▁The ▁ob verse ▁of ▁the ▁Convention ▁Medal ▁shows ▁the ▁device ▁of ▁the ▁C . N . A . ▁at ▁left ▁and ▁the ▁device ▁of ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Num ism atic ▁Society ▁at ▁the ▁right . ▁The ▁reverse ▁shows ▁the ▁early ▁se al ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁at ▁the ▁left ▁and ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁at ▁the ▁right . ▁ ▁The ▁design ▁for ▁the ▁reverse ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁suggestion ▁by ▁Les lie ▁C . ▁Hill . ▁The ▁ob verse ▁was ▁suggested ▁by ▁William ▁E . ▁Perry . ▁The ▁dies ▁and ▁med als ▁were ▁struck ▁by ▁Frank ▁Sar son ▁of ▁Press ed ▁Metal ▁Product s ▁of ▁V ancouver . ▁Both ▁dies ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁C . N . A . ▁arch ives . ▁▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁C NA ▁Ann