Title
Belt Medal
Subject
Tecumseh
Description
“This belt medal, four inches in diameter, is made of coin silver bearing the Royal Mint mark, deeply moulded at the edges and the surface hand engraved. Obverse – Arms of Great Britain. Reverse – Plain, with two loops for fastening to the belt or Council wampum. Six of these medals were made by royal order at the mint. The one in question was presented to Tecumseh by General Sir Isaac Brock, at Fort Malden, Western Canada, by order of George III.”
Creator
Royal Mint
Rights
Royal Ontario Museum
Original Format
Medal