August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
Rare 1891 Sioux Wars Medal
1891 Sioux Wars Medal Issued by the State of Nebraska. Brass. Choice Very Fine.
39.0 mm (drop only), approximately 66.0 mm x 39.0 mm with hanger. Ornamental pinback hanger is attached at only one side, but the pinback is intact. A rarely seen medal and particularly so with both of its major components. Only a single jump ring is lost. Dark olive brown throughout with what appears to be remnants of old lacquer on the surfaces that probably went far in protecting them from serious oxidation. What appears to be superficial oxidation on the reverse might actually relate to losses of the protective coating. A standard presentation is on the back of the drop, partly struck in: PRESENTED TO / FOR SERVICES RENDERED / THE STATE OF NEBRASKA, in three lines. Just two of these rare badges may be found in our online archives, both from the November 2020 sale of the Larry Ness Collection. Both of those were engraved to recipients while this one is unengraved. These medals were planned for distribution just after the surrender of Sioux Chief Kicking Bear, in January 1891, which brought to a close a winter of conflicts between the Sioux and United States Army, the most famous of which are the Wounded Knee Massacre, of December 29, 1890, and the killing of the famous Chief Sitting Bull. In actuality, most of the other events that took place amounted to little more than a general fear of Native American uprising, and the Wounded Knee altercation was the result of an attempt of the Army to disarm a band of Lakota Sioux. Though a roster of recipients indicates that 836 of them were presented, these medals are quite rare. This is apparently a new discovery, being offered here for the first time.
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| Price realized | 700 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 2'000 USD |
