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Medal - Sudbury Ontario Indian Wampum Memorial
| Location | Canada |
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| Year | 1964-1968 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | SUDBURY * CANADA * 1966 INDIAN WAMPUM MEMORIAL WAMPUM WAS USED AS CURRENCY BY THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS TO TRADE WITH THE WHITE MAN FOR A SHORT PERIOD AROUND THE YEAR 1637 THEY WERE MADE OF SHELLS |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a scene of two Indigenous figures seated at left facing a European settler or trader seated at right, engaged in a wampum exchange, set against a landscape with a radiant sun, hills, trees, and water in the background. The circular legend surrounds the central scene, with an additional inscription along the lower rim within a raised border. |
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| Reverse lettering | CANADIAN CENTENNIAL NUMISMATIC PARK CANADA'S 1967 CENTENNIAL |
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