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1817 James Monroe Indian Peace Medal by Furst

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1817 James Monroe Indian Peace Medal by Furst
This is a James Monroe Peace and Friendship Native American Indian Peace medal dated 1817. The medal is 76mm and shows a silver construction. The reverse of the medal shows the "Peace and Friendship" wording with a tomahawk and peace pipe crossed over top of a clothed hand and unclothed hand shaking. The reverse shoes the left Indian's hand pointing at the "F" in "Friendship" indicative of being from an original die. The obverse was designed by Moritz Furst and reads “James Monroe President of the U.S. A.D. 1817” with the reverse designed by John Reich. US Mint. Both Furst and Reich worked as engravers at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, PA. The front is marked with the signature of “Furst F.” The Indian peace medals were distributed to Indian tribe Chief’s by the U.S. Government as a part of diplomatic relations. The peace metal is displayed an original 19th Century Russian Vaseline faceted trade bead strand. The metal is 3 inches or 76mm in diameter and the necklace is 28” strung. Please closely examine the pictures of the peace metal and determine its originality and age due to your own inspection, we make no claim of age for the peace metal.