Commemorative medal

Museum number:
2-59621
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3268
Description:
Obverse: Medal. Indian Tribal Series; Two people are in a canoe with trees and a shelter in the background and a pelican overhead. Inscription: “Sovereign Nation of the Seminoles, 1973” Reverse: Scene of a canopy shelter with a wood fire underneath. Inscription: “Seminole Tribe of FLorida In God We Trust” Over the canopy are the words “Tribal Council.” Size: 4.5 cm. Weight: 24.3792 g. Condition: enclosed in a plastic case Content: silver Provenience: U.S., Arizona, Phoenix. 2937 W. Indian School Road. Mint Date: 1973 Photos from June, 1977 Reference: Fairbanks, Charles H. The Florida Seminole People. 1973. Indian Tribal Series. Phoenix, Arizona.
Donor:
Cecil L. Smith
Collection place:
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Sovereign Nation of the Seminole
Culture or time period:
Seminole
Collector:
Lois Smith
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Commemorative medals and Phoenixes
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Production date:
1973
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-59621, described as Obverse: Medal. Indian Tribal Series; Two people are in a canoe with trees and a shelter in the background and a pelican overhead. Inscription: “Sovereign Nation of the Seminoles, 1973” Reverse: Scene of a canopy shelter with a wood fire underneath. Inscription: “Seminole Tribe of FLorida In God We Trust” Over the canopy are the words “Tribal Council.” Size: 4.5 cm. Weight: 24.3792 g. Condition: enclosed in a plastic case Content: silver Provenience: U.S., Arizona, Phoenix. 2937 W. Indian School Road. Mint Date: 1973 Photos from June, 1977 Reference: Fairbanks, Charles H. The Florida Seminole People. 1973. Indian Tribal Series. Phoenix, Arizona.

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