Viewing Object

Object Description

Object ID

2015.001.047

Title

Township of Langley Pin.

Date

[195-?].

Description

1 Pin : enamel and metal ; 2 x 2 cm. This pin is a circular pin with post and pin back, comprised of cream, blue, and green enamel with gold coloured metal. The pin has the Township's old coat of arms on it: a cow and a farming implement inside a shield, with a bale of wheat on each side and a rooster and a rising sun atop it. The motto "Nihil sine cerere" is on a banner below. The words "TOWNSHIP OF/ LANGLEY" are around the perimeter of a smaller metal circle inside the circumference of the pin.

Dimensions

1 Pin : enamel and metal ; 2 x 2 cm.

People/Subject

Township of Langley

The Township of Langley, B.C., comprising Langley, Fort Langley, Murrayville, Langley Prairie, Derby, Milner, Aldergrove, Otter, Salmon River Uplands, and Glen Valley, was incorporated in 1873. The City of Langley, B.C., covering the Langley Prairie region, was incorporated as a separate entity in 1955. Langley was named after Thomas Langley, a prominent stockholder in the management of the Hudson's Bay Company. He had inherited his brother's stock in the Company in 1793 and was selected as a member of the committee in 1807. He held this position until his death in 1829.

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