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Medal - Indian Peace Medal, King George II, United States of America, 1757
Reg. No: NU 36560
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- Summary:
- Treaty of Easton, Indian Peace Medal, issued by King George II, United States of America, 1757. Engraved by Edward Duffin, Philadelphia. This medal was the first peace medal made in America. It was commissioned and presented by the Friendly Association, a group of Pennsylvania Quakers that attempted to mediate negotiations between Delaware Indians and the Pennsylvania Assembly. Benjamin Franklin and members of the Friendly Association distributed these medals to Native Americans as tokens of goodwill at the Treaty of Easton in 1757. This example was prepared at the Philadelphia Mint from the original, but badly broken, dies in the late 1870s.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 46 mm (Diameter) |
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| Tagged with: | indigenous peoples, peace, indigenous issues, native americans, indian peace medals |
| Themes this item is part of: | Numismatics & Philately Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Civil |
| Tertiary Classification: | peace |
| DateEra: | 1757 AD |
| Obverse Description: | A draped and laureate bust of the King facing left; around, GEORGIVS II DEI GRATIA. |
| Reverse Description: | Two figures seated at left and right of a camp fire, a white man wearing hat on the right presents a calumet of peace (Peace Pipe) which the American Indian on the left is reaching for; above the Indian the sun watches; behind the white man, a tree; around, LET US LOOK TO THE MOST HIGH WHO BLESSED OUR FATHERS WITH PEACE; below scene, 1757. |
| Edge Description: | The edge is plain |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Copper |
| Issued By: | United States of America, 1757 |
| Person Depicted: | King George II, 1757 |
| Artist: | Edward Duffield, Philadelphia, United States of America, 1757 |
| Mint: | Philadelphia (Mint), Philadelphia, United States of America, circa 1870s |
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