Description

George III. 1760-1820. Cast Silver Medal 1773, 46.81 g. Treaty of St. Vincent. Unsigned, probably by G. Moser. Bust, armoured. GEORGIVS . III . M B . REX. Rv. Britannia standing, holds an olive-branch before a Carib, who has laid down his arms. PEACE AND PROSPERITY TO ST. VINCENTS. In exergue: MDCCLXXIII. Plain edge. 51.1 x 64.1 mm. Eimer 750. BHM 183. Selten / Rare. Gutes sehr schön / Good Very Fine. Mit Originalhenkel / Original loop attached.

Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular, London, April 1998, lot 3451.

The First Carib War (1769 - 1773) was a military conflict between the Carib inhabitants of Saint Vincent and British military forces supporting British efforts at colonial expansion on the island. With military matters reaching a stalemate, a peace agreement was signed in 1773 that delineated boundaries between British and Carib areas.

This is a privately issued medal and some of the silver specimens have ring mounts presumably intended to facilitate them being worn by the recipient.