One bronze commemorative coin, the front has an embossed portrait of Queen Victoria and an embossed inscription around the portrait "VICTORIA // 1837 // 1897 // DIAMOND JUBILEE // QUEEN AND EMPRESS // REGISTERED." The back of the coin is embossed with the coat of arms of the City of Ottawa and an inscription around the coat of arms "PRESENTED TO THE TEACHERS // OF THE OTTAWA CITY SCHOOLS // OLMSTEAD & HURDMAN // CITY OF OTTAWA // ADVANCE // P. W. ELLIS & Co."