Circular gilt aluminium medal with eyelet for ribbon suspension; the face with the heads of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh facing left, circumscribed ‘H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II & H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH’; the reverse with a central scroll inscribed ‘THE / ST. LAWRENCE / SEAWAY / 1959’, within a stippled ring inscribed ‘COMMEMORATING THE ROYAL VISIT TO OPEN THE’, three dots at the base; diameter 19.57mm (0.77 inch); on original ribbon mounted for wear. The St. Lawrence Seaway was opened on 26 June 1959 by Queen Elizabeth II and President Dwight D. Eisenhower, enabling shipping to pass from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes.
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