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Medal - Victoria Indian Chief's Medal
| Location | Upper Canada (Canadian provinces) |
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| Year | 1860 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Young diademed and crowned bust of Queen Victoria facing left in high relief, with hair dressed in a chignon. The Prince of Wales feathers badge appears in the lower left field, with an engraver's signature below. The surrounding legend reads VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIARUM REGINA F: D:, and the date 1860 appears in the right field. |
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| Reverse description | The full Royal Arms of the United Kingdom displayed in high relief at centre, surmounted by a crowned helmet with mantling and the lion statant guardant crest. The shield is encircled by the Garter bearing the motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE. The dexter supporter is a crowned lion and the sinister supporter is a unicorn. Below, a ribbon scroll bears the motto DIEU ET MON DROIT, with the date 1840 in the exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | DIEU ET MON DROIT 1840 |
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