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375th Anniversary of the First Baptism of the Micmacs at Port Royal. 1985. .999 Silver.

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375th Anniversary of the First Baptism of the Micmacs at Port Royal. 1985. .999 Silver.
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200.00CAD+ buyer's premium (40.00)
This item SOLD at 2024 Oct 04 @ 21:09UTC-4 : AST/EDT

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33mm. 17.8g. Plain edge. Unsigned. According to Jerome Remick’s article in the September-October 1985 issue of The Atlantic Numismatist: “Following Chief Membertou’s example, most of the Micmac nation was converted to Catholicism. Today, the Micmac Indian Nation call the Maritime Provinces as well as in part of Eastern Quebec and consists of some 12,000 individuals most of whom are still Roman-Catholic.” The design of the medal, which was struck at the Sherritt Mint, was apparently based on a 1910 issue commemorating the 300th anniversary of the event. Fully brilliant and proof-like.
This is part of the Geoffrey Bell Collection.