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Hi, I also have a gold medal (in the shape of a shield) which was won by my great grandmother in 1905 - it is inscribed 'Catrine Singing Contest. Won by M. Crawford 1905'. There are no further dates inscribed - just the year. It's definitely the Ayrshire Catrine as my family is from the area but I'm not sure if there is another Catrine in Scotland.

I hope this helps.

P.S  I'm a singer myself and have not heard of another spelling of soprano so I am assuming it was the inscribers mistake.