Detailed Description
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Indian treaty medal, Treaties 1 and 2, 1871 |
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Indian treaty medal, Treaties
3 to 8
1873-1900
In 1873, several copies of a third silver medal with a more appropriate
western theme were ordered from J.S. & A.B. Wyon
of London, England, at a cost of $24 each. They featured
a bust of Queen Victoria and the inscription "VICTORIA
REGINA," and on the reverse side, a stylized Indian
encampment at sunset, with an Indian leader in war costume
and a British officer shaking hands. The inscription
on the reverse side reads: "INDIAN TREATY N°. -
/ 187-." The spaces were deliberately left blank
and would be incised with the treaty number and date
at the appropriate time.
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