Indian Peace Medals
"Millard Fillmore" Largest Size Bronze Indian Peace Medal Native American Indian Chief in front of an American Flag
(1850) Millard Fillmore Indian Peace Medal. 76 mm. First & Largest Size. Original in Bronze. Julian IP-30. Belden-46. Gem Mint State.
Julian IP-30. 76 mm. A choice quality example of the Largest Size, official 1850 dated Millard Fillmore Indian Peace Medal. This medal has a natural, medium brown color, high gloss smooth surfaces with underlying luster. It was struck for the United States, using an Obverse die by Salathiel Ellis and a Reverse die by Joseph Willson. These dies themselves were not produced in the U.S. Mint, but rather were prepared by Willson under contract. Willson retained the dies until 1855, when the obverse die was secured directly by the Mint. Apparently, later the Mint produced a replacement die for the reverse, as Willson kept the reverse die to fill future orders. The Obverse features a bust right of Fillmore; the reverse shows a White soldier conversing with a Native American Indian Chief in front of a flowing American Flag, with a plow and axe between them. A similar example of this medal sold for $1,062 in our August 2006 sale, Lot 1103. A very lovely Gem quality medal.
KEYWORDS:
Native American Chief Peace Medal Rarity, Indian Peace Medal Issued in America