1896 Bronze So-Called Dollar HK-129, Fort Shelby

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The British handed over Fort Shelby at Detroit in 1796, and on July 11, 1896, the city marked the centennial of that evacuation with this medal. The obverse shows a group of buildings with a flag flying from a tall pole at the center, ringed by a two-part legend, "Centennial anniversary of the evacuation of Fort Shelby by the British," with "Fort Shelby 1796" and "Detroit July 11, 1896" below the buildings. The reverse carries the Michigan state seal above a ring of thirteen stars. Hibler and Kappen explain why a 1796 event sits among their Revolutionary War medals: the evacuation came after the war ended but followed directly from it. HK-129 is the bronze striking, 35 mm, inside beaded borders; the white metal is HK-130.

Cross References

HK-129; PCGS #642344; NGC #850234