Last Updated on August 17, 2024 by Netropolitan Museum
Pin from Moncton event features a slick-looking snowflake design
In the winter of 1974, Moncton, New Brunswick, also known as the “Hub City” due to its strategic location at the geographic center of Canada’s Maritime Provinces, proudly hosted Canada’s best figure skaters for the national championships. To mimic the weather, the pin issued for the 1974 Canadian Figure Skating Championships is hexagonal in shape, meant to interpret the inherent six-sided structure of a snowflake. The hexagon motif was used on other events held in Canada, including the 1972 World Championships and the 1987 Skate Canada event, both held in Calgary.
Pin Gallery: 1974 Canadian Figure Skating Championships
Crafted from a shiny, silver-colored base metal, the 1974 Canadian Figure Skating Championships pin is done in cutout-style with the iconic maple leaf, a beloved Canadian emblem, at the center. Radiating from the maple leaf is the structure of the “snowflake” that supports the outer layer. Around the circumference, arranged somewhat awkwardly, are the event year, name, and location: “1974 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Moncton.” The lettering and maple leaf are inscribed in counter-relief, standing out prominently against the smooth finish. This design treatment makes the 1974 Canadian Figure Skating Championships pin one of the slickest-looking snowflakes you’ll find.
1974 CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – LOGO PIN
Size
Approximately 7/8″ x 3/4″ (2.2 cm x 1.9 cm)
Value
$10 to $15, depending on condition
For a sport that is largely contested during the winter months, very few figure skating pins for major championships have been produced that feature a snowflake. The 1974 Canadians is among them. And of the hundreds of pins in the collection of The Netropolitan Museum of Figure Skating Pins from just World, European, U.S., Canadian, Skate America, and Skate Canada events, fewer than 40 of them feature a snowflake motif.
So, let it snow(flake)!
This blog was originally published at The Netropolitan Museum of Figure Skating Pins on January 22, 2022, and has been updated with new and expanded information.
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