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Medal - History of the American Revolution Proclamation Bars Colonists From Moving West
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Edge | Plain with inscription |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a high-relief scene depicting a mounted colonial officer on the left gesturing toward a settler family group on the right, which includes a woman in a bonnet, a child, and another figure seated beside a wagon or cart. In the lower field, a two-line legend in incuse lettering reads PROCLAMATION BARS COLONISTS FROM MOVING WEST, with the date 1763 below. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays in the upper field a high-relief depiction of a military drum with crossed drumsticks and a feathered headdress, symbolic of Native American and colonial military culture. The lower portion of the field bears a multi-line commemorative inscription in relief lettering, with the Franklin Mint mark (FM) at the base. |
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| Reverse lettering | OCTOBER 7, 1763 King issues the Proclamation of 1763, which seeks to check the Colonists' westward advance until the Indians can be persuaded to agree to added settlement. FM |
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