The Canada Auction Series: Canadian Arts, Culture & History

November 26December 02, 2022
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LOT 2

Lot 2

Cased Canadian Indian Peace Treaty No. 3 Silver Medal, 1873

Cased Canadian Indian Peace Treaty No. 3 Silver Medal, 1873
Lot 2 Details
Cased Canadian Indian Peace Treaty No. 3 Silver Medal, 1873

obverse: Victoria, bust left, with legend: ‘Victoria Regina’, signed below truncated shoulder ‘J.S. & A.B. Wyon’, reverse: full-length portrait Albert Edward, H.R.H. Prince of Wales (Edward VII) shaking hands with a native Chief against tipi village with rising sun with legend "Indian Treaty No. 3" and 1873 in exergue
medal diameter 3 in — 7.6 cm; case 5.5 x 5 in — 14 x 12.7 cm

Estimate $10,000-$15,000

Realised: $55,440
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Cased Canadian Indian Peace Treaty No. 3 Silver Medal, 1873
  • Cased Canadian Indian Peace Treaty No. 3 Silver Medal, 1873
Note:

Treaty 3 was, per the Government of Canada, 'between Her Majesty the Queen and the Saulteaux Tribe of the Ojibbeway Indians at the Northwest Angle on the Lake of the Woods with Adhesions'

Read the full text of Treaty No. 3:

Treaty No. 3 Text

CONDITION DETAILS

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