A North West Canada Medal 1885, To Sergeant John St. Leger Mcginn, Winnipeg Troop Cavalry certificate_of_authenticity 1938 and signed in black

1938 and signed in black ink

maker marked OM on reverse (unknown maker)

tiny holes evident on both sides from uniform attachment

son of the Visconde do Rio-Branco (1819-1880) who had been Prime Minister of Brazil from 1871 to 1875

A North West Canada Medal 1885, To Sergeant John St. Leger Mcginn, Winnipeg Troop Cavalry certificate_of_authenticity 1938 and signed in blackCanada; (J. St. L. McGINN W. T. C.). Naming was originally scratched in place, then lightly erased and engraved accordingly. Replacement ribbon, contact marks, edge nicks, very fine. Footnote: Sergeant John St. Leger McGinn is shown on the roll of the Winnipeg Troop Cavalry, entitled to the North West Canada Medal. He is also acknowledged on the North West Active Service List of Members of the Militia Force 1885 (with claims to "Grants of Land" under