The Royal Canadian Mint is proud to be recognized as a world
leader in the field of medals engineering and fabrication and it
was honoured to be invited by the Rick Hansen Foundation to become
the official medals supplier of the 25th Anniversary Man in Motion
World Tour. From one man in motion to Many in Motion,
the men and women of the Royal Canadian Mint were thrilled to join
in creating medals which honour the 25 year-old Man in Motion tour
and the millions of people who have since been inspired to make a
positive difference in their communities.
From the same Ottawa facility responsible for medals of the
Canadian Forces, the RCMP and the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games, the
Mint has designed and handcrafted sterling silver Rick Hansen Relay
Medals. One singular medal will be carried by over 7,000
Medal-Bearers in relay fashion as they make their way across Canada
during the silver anniversary of the Man in Motion Tour.Every
Medal-Bearer will receive their own replica medal to permanently
remember the way in which they personally added to the momentum of
the 25th Anniversary Man in Motion World Tour.
Features of the Rick Hansen Medal Include:
- 85 millimetres in diameter, a subtle tribute to 1985, when Rick
Hansen first pushed off on his two year, two month and two day epic
journey.
- Composed of sterling silver (92.5 % silver and 7.5% copper),
each medal weighs 400 grams. The Participant Medals will be
of a smaller 65 mm diameter and will reproduce the design of the
Relay Medal in cupro-nickel.
- The face of the medal consists of a series uniquely textured
ribbons intersecting each other, implying motion, excitement and
celebration. The bilingual motto of the 25th anniversary:
"MANY IN MOTION - UNIS EN MOUVEMENT" is prominently engraved on one
ribbon curving in a circular pattern.
- A laser engraving process unique to the Royal Canadian Mint
which faithfully recreates the intricate texture of the palm of an
actual cycling glove worn by Rick Hansen on his Man in Motion
Tour. This is the same glove which circled the globe again
from space in August 2007, when Canadian astronaut Dave Williams
brought it aboard a mission on the U.S. Space Shuttle
Endeavour.
For more information on the medals of the 25th Anniversary Man
in Motion World Tour, visit www.mint.ca/rickhansen. This site
will include video footage, photos, backgrounders, as well as
feature stories as the 25th Anniversary Relay winds its way across
Canada.
View the
complete Relay Medal gallery of images