2019.005.002
Object Name
Pin, Lapel
Date Made
Circa 2015
Materials
Metal
Catalogue Number
2019.005.002
Dimensions

Part a- Length: 1.8cm x Width: 1.7cm x Height: 0.9cm
Part b- Diameter: 1.1cm x Height: 0.6cm

Description

This is a Sir John A Macdonald Bicentennial Pin. a- A square shaped metal lapel pin that has a white coloured background on the face of the pin with a black and white image of Sir John A. Macdonald. In the top left quadrant on the face of the pin is the name "Sir JOHN A" in black with the number "200" in light blue behind it. "1815 - 2015 // HISTORY & INNOVATION" is in dark blue along the bottom, underneath and to the left of the image of Sir John A. There is a small prong attached to the back of the pin. b- A small round clutch with a handle and two wings on the back. The clutch can be squeezed and pulled up from the prong in order to release the pin.

History

The lapel pin was made by the City of Kingston as part of the 2015 200th birthday celebrations for Sir John A. Macdonald.