The Vancouver Maritime Museum has a collection of more than 170,000 objects including 35,000 artifacts, 20,000 books, 262 original paintings/artwork and 114,000 photographs This online collection gives you access to just a few of our hidden and not so hidden treasures.

 

Category Index > Category: Awards, Medals, Medallions and Commemorative Pieces
Awards, Medals, Medallions and Commemorative Pieces
Banner Presented to Captain Henry Pybus by his Chinese Crew
The Chinese crew of the Canadian Pacific Railway steamer EMPRESS OF JAPAN (1...
Burrard Dry Dock Playing Cards
This souvenir pack of cards were produced during the Second World War for pl...
Canes and Walking Sticks Made from Wood of SS BEAVER
Salvagers clambering over the wreck of the steamer BEAVER, incorporated wood...
Captain Ralph Willett Miller's Silver Cigar Case
This silver cigar case was presented to the Museum on behalf of the descenda...
Commemorative Medallion for the Voyage of the Junk KEYING
Manufactured in 1848 by T. Halliday, this tin commemorative medallion celebr...
Flags from the Gulf Stream Drift Mission
These three flags, mounted on a wooden base with a Gulf Stream Drift Mission...
Gavel Made from Wood of BEAVER
Made from wood salvaged from the wreck of BEAVER, this silver sheathed gavel...
Launching Axe and Case for SS MONTCALM
This ornate silver and tortoise shell casket, with a representation of the s...
Launching axe with case for SS MONTCALM
This ornate silver and tortoise shell casket, with a representation of the s...
Lusitania "Medal"
Among the ranks of the world's great maritime disasters, certain names stand...
Medals of Henry Larsen
Henry Asbjorn Larsen, commanding officer of RCMP ST ROCH, received these med...
Northwest Passage Game
This children's board game, manufactured around 1970, was sold at Mobil, Ess...
Pocket Watch (inside) of commander of Canada's first submarine CC1
The year was 1914, and the clouds of war were gathering over Europe. They w...
Pocket Watch, Adrian St Vincent Keyes, commander Canada's first submarine CC1
The year was 1914, and the clouds of war were gathering over Europe. They w...
Presentation Model of Grain Elevator Number One
This model of Vancouver's first grain elevator was presented to Vancouver Me...
Royal Canadian Geographic Society Massey Medal awarded to Henry Larsen
Following his epic voyages through the Northwest Passage in 1940-1942, and a...
Silver Plate Commemorating "First Grain Shipment"
Commemorative plate presented to F C Wade, KC, to mark the occasion of the s...
Silver Presentation Plaques for Captain Samuel Robinson
On September 1, 1923, a tremendous earthquake devastated Yokohama and nearby...
Souvenir Gavel from the Launch of SS PRINCESS MARGUERITE (2)
PRINCESS MARGUERITE (2), built by the Fairfield Company Ltd of Glasgow, was ...
Souvenir Pennant from PRINCESS PATRICIA
This souvenir pennant, sold aboard the ship, is from the veteran CPR steamer...
Vancouver Boat Show Souvenir Medallion
This lead medallion was handed out at the Vancouver Boat Show in 1931. It d...