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50 Cents Blackfoot Tribes
| Issuer | Native American Mint (Jamul Indian Village) |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | A stylized Thunderbird rendered in Native American geometric iconography occupies the center of the field, depicted with wings fully spread and a rayed headdress above its head. The design is executed in a flat, relief style referencing traditional indigenous artistic motifs. Decorative geometric border elements including triangles and vertical striped panels frame the left and right sides of the field. Two opposing arrows with a central triangle device appear below the Thunderbird in the lower field. The legend 'JAMUL SOVEREIGN NATION' curves along the upper periphery, with 'NATIVE INDIAN NATIONS IN AMERICA' inscribed in two lines across the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | JAMUL SOVEREIGN NATION NATIVE INDIAN NATIONS IN AMERICA |
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The Native American Mint operated under licensing arrangements with small federally recognized tribes — in this case the Jamul Indian Village, a Kumeyaay community near San Diego with no historical connection to the Blackfoot peoples of the northern plains. The tribal name on the coin is essentially a brand, not a claim of cultural authority. These pieces circulated as novelty issues rather than genuine monetary instruments, though they carry nominal legal-tender status derived from the issuing tribe's sovereignty.