bro oke , ▁Québec ▁from ▁August ▁ 1 8 ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁Sher bro oke ▁Hotel . ▁The ▁guest ▁speaker ▁was ▁Major ▁Sh eld on ▁S . ▁Car roll ▁and ▁the ▁medal ▁that ▁was ▁presented ▁was ▁larger ▁than ▁in ▁previous ▁years . ▁The ▁medal ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁pla qu ette ▁with ▁a ▁wooden ▁mount ▁and ▁the ▁design ▁was ▁an ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁Hab itat ▁pen ny ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁with ▁suitable ▁convention ▁leg ends . ▁Canadian ▁Art istic ▁Dies ▁Ltd . ▁of ▁Sher bro oke ▁struck ▁the ▁medal . ▁The ▁medal ▁was ▁struck ▁from ▁a ▁die ▁eng ra ved ▁by ▁O . ▁Lomb ardo . ▁ ▁NOT E : ▁There ▁were ▁actually ▁ 2 0 ▁of ▁the ▁gold - filled ▁bronze ▁that ▁were ▁issued . ▁Two ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁special ▁awards ▁to ▁J . D . ▁Fer g us on ▁and ▁Cec il ▁T ann ah ill . ▁With ▁regards ▁to ▁the ▁bronze ▁version ▁( C NA - 7 ), ▁ 3 0 0 ▁were ▁actually ▁mint ed ▁but ▁ 1 1 ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁competition ▁awards . ▁The ▁Best ▁Ex hib it ▁Award ▁went ▁to ▁J . D . ▁Fer g us on . ▁Two ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁medal ▁exist ▁in ▁lead ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁mint ed ▁as ▁trial ▁strik es . ▁. ▁▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁C NA ▁Ann ual ▁Convention ▁The ▁e ighth ▁annual ▁convention ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁Hamilton ' s ▁Royal ▁Con n aught ▁Hotel ▁from ▁August