(1783) Bronze Medal Betts-611, Peace of Versailles

Coin Details

Auction Record

$2,880 MS63BN 04-03-2024 Stack's Bowers

Description

Betts-611 in bronze commemorates the Peace of Versailles of 1783, the treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized the independence of the United States. The Treaty of Versailles (also known as the Treaty of Paris of 1783) was signed on September 3, 1783, by representatives of King George III and the United States, officially concluding hostilities that had begun in 1775. The medal celebrates this diplomatic achievement, which secured American independence and established the new nation's boundaries from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River. France, whose alliance with the United States had been crucial to the American victory, played a central role in the peace negotiations. This bronze medal documents the culminating moment of the colonial era -- the transformation of thirteen British colonies into an independent republic. Peace of Versailles medals mark the end point of the story that the Betts catalog traces from the sixteenth century forward.

Rarity Notes

Bronze Peace of Versailles medal. Documents American independence. Moderately scarce and historically significant.

Cross References

Betts-611; PCGS #925611