Andrew Jackson

Born in the Waxhaw Settlement, South Carolina

Beginning with the administration of George Washington and continuing through Benjamin Harrison’s administration, the United States gave peace medals to Native American leaders as symbols of diplomacy. They were typically manufactured at the U.S. Mint and featured a presidential portrait on one side; the image on the reverse side changed over time. This example, produced while Andrew Jackson was in office, includes an image of clasped hands with the inscription “peace and friendship.” A similar motif was used by every president until Millard Fillmore (1850–53).

Nacido en el Asentamiento de Waxhaw, Carolina del Sur

A partir de la administración de George Washington y hasta la de Benjamin Harrison, Estados Unidos obsequió “medallas de paz” a líderes indígenas como gesto de diplomacia. Normalmente se producían en la Casa de la Moneda y por un lado tenían un retrato presidencial, mientras que la imagen del reverso podía cambiar. Este ejemplar, producido durante la presidencia de Andrew Jackson, muestra unas manos entrelazadas con la inscripción “paz y amistad”. Todos los presidentes hasta Millard Fillmore (1850–53) utilizaron un elemento similar.

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