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Lot:6 1817 Amelia Island, Green Cross of Florida Medal. Bronze. 33 mm. Rulau E-Fla 10, BHM-957. Plain Edge

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SBP2019年8月ANA#1-美国钱币

2019-08-13 23:00:00

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1817 Amelia Island, Green Cross of Florida Medal. Bronze. 33 mm. Rulau E-Fla 10, BHM-957. Plain Edge. Very Fine.A desirable mid grade example of this elusive and historic medal. Both sides exhibit dominant golden-brown patina with splashes of brick red over the lower right obverse and along the upper left reverse border. A few swirls of darker color are also evident here and there. All major design elements are bold and fully appreciable, several minor rim disturbances and a moderate cut with the left portion of the wreath the most significant blemishes. Pleasing in hand, nonetheless, and a significant rarity with perhaps just 15 to 20 examples extant.The Amelia Island medal is the most famous early historical medal relating to the present state of Florida, a decoration awarded by an army that barely existed from a country that was never founded. These medals were issued by Gregor MacGregor, a Scottish-born con man who once invaded Columbia and twice settled a colony in Nicaragua under his own flag. In 1817, he traveled throughout the U.S. to raise money to capture Amelia Island, Florida from the Spanish; he also raised a force of 150 men, only 55 of whom were present for the invasion of this spit of sand near the Georgia border. A shocked Spanish settlement gave up at the sight of MacGregor on June 29, 1817 (the date on the medal with the pompous legend VENI VIDI VICI), but in December the U.S. Army showed up to politely ask MacGregor to leave. Their orders instructed the troops to remove from Amelia Island the persons who have lately taken possession thereof....to the great annoyance of the United States. The best study on these medals is Carling Greshams monograph General Gregor Macgregor and the 1817 Amelia Island Medal, available from the ANA library, which names 13 known specimens including four in museum collections. MacGregor appears to have issued this medal between 1820 and 1823 as a fundraising device for his colonization of Nicaragua, whereby a land purchase for the as-yet unsettled country got the donor a title of Knight and recognition with the Green Cross of Florida, namely the medal seen here. Rarely offered, a prized piece of Florida exonumia.

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