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OTHER ELEMENTS

Details about the Sovereign’s Insignia of the Order, Chancellor’s Chain of the Order, Order of Canada Paperweight, development of the postnominals, heraldry and the Order, nomenclature considered for the Order, miniature insignia, Honours Tapestry, and early insignia/ribbon designs are covered in Fifty Years Honouring Canadians: The Order of Canada, 1967-2017,  and The Order of Canada: Genesis of an Honours System.

Order of Canada; Sovereign of the ORder of Canada; Queen Elizaebth II; QUeen of Canada

Sovereign's Insignia of the Order of Canada as worn by The Queen. Manufactured by Gerrard & Co. and presented to The Queen by Governor General Roland Michener in May 1973.

Order of Canada; Chancellor Order of Canada; Governor General of Canada

Chancellor's Chain of the Order of Canada as worn by the Governor General. Chain was manufactured by the Royal Canadian Mint and presented to Governor General Roland Michener in December 1968.

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