Undated (1776-1814) George III Indian Peace Medal. Solid Struck Silver.

Undated (1776-1814) George III Indian Peace Medal. Solid Struck Silver. First Size. Unsigned. Adams 7.3. Very Fine. 76.2 mm. 87.9 grams. Original ornamented hanger lost and replaced by a simple silver ring. A fairly typical example of this historic medal, showing the usual evidence of respectable use, as intended. Medium to light silver gray with some deeper patina outlining the design features. The immediately visible marks are mostly small, but some were fairly heavy blunt impacts that slightly dented the medal, mostly toward the rims. As a result, the medal has a slightly wavy appearance. The usual scratches are also seen, but in spite of all of this, the medal is rather pleasant looking and precisely how a used George III should appear. From the Niagara frontier to the Canadian Maritimes, to the drainage of the Mississippi River and the western reaches of the Great Lakes, these medals were distributed by King George's agents to Native Americans who agreed to allegiance with the British during the Revolution, the War of 1812, and in the rough and uncertain period in between. That their survivorship numbers are so high - Adams counted 86 and surely missed more than a few - is a testament to not only the massive effort the British establishment invested into their native alliances, but the extent to which these medals were cherished by their recipients. While British medals were often swapped out for American medals among tribes whose loyalty was demanded of advancing Americans, those tribes that remained in British-controlled territory (mostly north of the modern Canada - U.S. border) had no reason to ever give theirs up.

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