1876 Bronze Indian Treaty Medal Restrike with Brilliant Finish
706-449
$219.95
Shipping: $7.99
or
12 Payments of $18.32
with
Product Overview
This spectacular large-format 1876 bronze Indian Treaty Medal restrike combines important Canadian history, spectacular ultra-high relief art and exceptional collectability. Original medals of the identical design were presented to Indigenous chiefs who signed Treaty Number 6 with the government of Canada in 1876. While original medals are virtually unobtainable by collectors today, just 5,000 restrike issues have been created for Canada's 150th anniversary of Confederation, providing a brief opportunity to add this attractive and important medal to your collection. The medal has a diameter of 76 mm and comes in a presentation case typical of the Victorian era.
Between 1760 and 1923, the British Crown presented several different medals to North American Indigenous chiefs as tokens of friendship, to win their allegiance, to reward them for services, and to mark the conclusion of treaties. Perhaps the most important and most artistic of these medals were the numbered treaty medals issued by the Canadian government between 1872 and 1923. These were designed and produced by the leading medallists of the era, J. S. and A. B. Wyon in England.
The beautiful design features a high-relief image of a Canadian treaty commissioner shaking hands with an Indigenous chief, both in formal dress, with a tomahawk between their feet and with the sun and teepees in the background. The treaty commissioner is the representative of the Queen, and yet the two figures are presented as equals, both standing proudly with similar stature. The Indigenous chief is presented as a figure of strength, with clearly defined muscles and an expression of confidence. The obverse features an exquisitely detailed high-relief effigy of Queen Victoria.
Treaty 6 is an agreement between the Canadian monarch and the Plains and Woods Cree, Assiniboine, and other Indigenous band governments at Fort Carlton and Fort Pitt. The area agreed upon by the Plains and Woods Cree represents most of the central area of the current provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta. One Manitoba band also signed on to the treaty by adhesion in 1898. The treaty signings began in August 1876, with adhesions added later, the last being signed in 1898 in central Saskatchewan in the Montreal Lake area.
According to Michael Anderson, research director of Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (an organization that defends the political interests of the 30 groups that signed treaties 4, 5, 6 and 10), "this handshake symbolizes the profound meaning of historic treaties....The essence of the treaty was to create a nation together that will exist in perpetuity, for as long as the sun shines, the grass grows and the waters flow....The core concept is to share the traditional land of the First Nations who have entered into a treaty with the Crown and the Canadian settlers, and also to benefit from the Crown's resources, such as medicine and education."
• Mintage: 5,000
• Diameter: 76 mm
Includes:
• 1876 Bronze Indian Treaty Medal Restrike
Warranty Information:
This product comes with a 30-day warranty through TSC.
Between 1760 and 1923, the British Crown presented several different medals to North American Indigenous chiefs as tokens of friendship, to win their allegiance, to reward them for services, and to mark the conclusion of treaties. Perhaps the most important and most artistic of these medals were the numbered treaty medals issued by the Canadian government between 1872 and 1923. These were designed and produced by the leading medallists of the era, J. S. and A. B. Wyon in England.
The beautiful design features a high-relief image of a Canadian treaty commissioner shaking hands with an Indigenous chief, both in formal dress, with a tomahawk between their feet and with the sun and teepees in the background. The treaty commissioner is the representative of the Queen, and yet the two figures are presented as equals, both standing proudly with similar stature. The Indigenous chief is presented as a figure of strength, with clearly defined muscles and an expression of confidence. The obverse features an exquisitely detailed high-relief effigy of Queen Victoria.
Treaty 6 is an agreement between the Canadian monarch and the Plains and Woods Cree, Assiniboine, and other Indigenous band governments at Fort Carlton and Fort Pitt. The area agreed upon by the Plains and Woods Cree represents most of the central area of the current provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta. One Manitoba band also signed on to the treaty by adhesion in 1898. The treaty signings began in August 1876, with adhesions added later, the last being signed in 1898 in central Saskatchewan in the Montreal Lake area.
According to Michael Anderson, research director of Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (an organization that defends the political interests of the 30 groups that signed treaties 4, 5, 6 and 10), "this handshake symbolizes the profound meaning of historic treaties....The essence of the treaty was to create a nation together that will exist in perpetuity, for as long as the sun shines, the grass grows and the waters flow....The core concept is to share the traditional land of the First Nations who have entered into a treaty with the Crown and the Canadian settlers, and also to benefit from the Crown's resources, such as medicine and education."
• Mintage: 5,000
• Diameter: 76 mm
Includes:
• 1876 Bronze Indian Treaty Medal Restrike
Warranty Information:
This product comes with a 30-day warranty through TSC.
About the Brand
Learn More
