Medal commemorating the wreck of Hudson Bay Company steamer 'Beaver', 1892. Obverse: Port bow view of SS 'Beaver' heeling over on the rocks. Legend: 'THE HUDSON BAY COS S. S. "BEAVER" BUILT 1835'. Inscription: 'CROSSED THE ATLANTIC IN 1835 AND WAS THE FIRST STEAMER ON THE PACIFIC WRECKED AT VANCOUVER 1892'. Reverse: Port broadside view of 'Santa Maria' (1492) under sail. Legend: '"SANTA MARIA" 1492 COLUMBUS SHIP'. Inscription: 'THIS METAL WAS TAKEN FROM THE WRECK OF THE S.S. BEAVER'. Above: 'PATD IN U.S. MAR 1893 COPYRIGHTED 1893'. The number '78' is stamped on the side. From 1962 to 1998 as a result of private sponsorship, these medals were presented to veterans of the Royal Canadian Navy and Merchant Marine for outstanding service and from 1998 to citizans in Peachland, British Columbia for services to the community (information, Michael Henderson).