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Medal - Sudbury Ontario Indian Wampum Memorial
| Location | Canada |
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| Year | 1964-1968 |
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| Reference(s) | THO#531 |
| Obverse description | The obverse depicts the Indian Wampum Memorial monument in relief, featuring a tall totem pole at centre flanked by the wampum structure of upright cedar logs strung with simulated shell beads, with a seated figure at the base. The legend and date appear along the upper rim, with a multi-line descriptive text inscription occupying the lower field within a beaded border. |
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| 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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