campaign medallion
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19760122-002
- Event 1689-1713
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer --
- Date Made 1693
- Place of Use Continent - Europe, Country - France
- Category Communication artifacts
- Sub-category Personal symbol
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1693/01/01
- Latest 1693/12/31
- Materials Native copper
- Measurements Depth 0.4 cm, Outside Diameter 4.1 cm
- Caption Chief's Medal, French, 1693
- Additional Information Alliance Medal.Medals like this symbolized the alliance between the First Peoples and the French. The French presented them to allied chiefs.The Latin inscription on the medal means "Louis the Great Christian King" and refers to King Louis XIV of France.