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1677 Marked Hudson's Bay Company Medallion

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 500.00 USD
1677 Marked Hudson's Bay Company Medallion
Available for your bidding pleasure is a Hudson's Bay Company Safe Passage Medallion. This medallion has a copper coloring and worn areas of base metal material being engraved "Hudson's Bay Company. 1677 Moose Factory. Safe passage." It also has an "HB”, which stands for Hudson's Bay, as well as a Fox. Engraved on the back is "The bearer in his majesty's service, give him safe passage, treat him accordingly, by authority of our sovereign Lord King Charles II, 1677." This medallion is in good condition and hangs on a blue ribbon. Unclasped, this piece measures 36". The originality and age of this piece is unknown. Likely a base or pot metal coated in Copper.