Show medal for indians during the tile american war of enco ft it was considered politic for or england to be on terms of friendship with the north american indians indiana large and handsome medals were therefore struck for presentation to the chiefs or great men of the tribes who had bad rendered good service to georgelle george Georgel III lr on the obverse side this medal shows a bast of the king in armor and with laurel wreath the reverse side represents an american indian and a white man sitting together under a tree the indian india in the act of presenting his pipe to his ills col companion 11 in token of peace kace and friendship in the background are indian wigwams and above Is the legend 1111 happy appy while I 1 e united the loop for suspension is significant riffi ant being an in eagles I ving wing and the calumet of peace placed crossi crosswise vise many years afterward mr catlin found an indian chief who was still wearing this medal and who was particularly brou prou proud d of the fact that be had ball kept the kings face bright by wearing it next his skin chambers journal |