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Rare George Washington Indian peace medal acquired by the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg George Washington Indian Peace Medal (small size), 1792, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, silver and silver solder, Museum Purchase, Lasser Numismatics Fund, 2021-6. WILLIAMSBURG, VA .- When George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United Sates 232 years ago in April 1789, the nation’s leaders were well aware that “peace medals” given as diplomatic gifts to American Indian leaders had vital impact. Considered to be of paramount historical significance and the highest rarity, most of the authentic engraved Indian peace medals of the Washington presidency are found in institutional collections; of the medals made in 1792, the first year they were issued and awarded primarily to Southern Chiefs, perhaps a dozen are known. Colonial Williamsburg has recently acquired one the finest of only approximately six small-sized medals currently recorded. Crafted in Philadelphia,

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