Peace medal

Maker Inconnu / Unknown

InscriptionsOn obverse, struck : GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA; on reverse : HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE / DIEU ET MON DROIT

Marks or LabelsNon marqué / Unmarked

Date 1763-1789

Medium / Technique Metal: silver; shell: northern quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria), knobbed whelk (Busycon Carica); fibre
Cast, struck, cut, polished, pierced and assembled

Dimensions45.7 × 0.6 × 7.6 cm (height x width x diameter)

ClassificationCommunication Objects - Personal Symbols - Status Symbols

CultureEnglish

Geocultural Area Eastern Woodlands

Origin England

Object NumberM5932

DivisionIndigenous Cultures - Historical Objects

CollectionMcCord

CreditPurchase

Status

Not on view

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