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UNITED STATES: AE medal, 1818, Almost Unc to Unc.

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UNITED STATES:  AE medal, 1818, Almost Unc to Unc.
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UNITED STATES: AE medal, 1818, Julian MI-14, 65mm bronze medal by Moritz Fürst for the Victory of Governor Isaac Shelby in the Battle of the Thames; GOVERNOR ISAAC SHELBY around bust of Shelby facing right, FURST. F. below bust // BATTLE OF THE THAMES. OCTO. 5. 1813 above Battle scene including cavalry and infantry, in exergue RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS APRIL 4. 1818, FURST. F. below, Almost Unc to Unc. The Battle of the Thames, also known as the Battle of Moraviantown, was an American victory in the War of 1812 against Tecumseh's Confederacy and their British allies. It took place on October 5, 1813, in Upper Canada, near Chatham. The British lost control of Southwestern Ontario as a result of the battle; Tecumseh was killed, and his confederacy largely fell apart. Moritz (Fuerst) Fürst (1782–1840), was an early U.S. medalist. Fürst was born near Pressburg (Bratislava) of Jewish-Slovak origin, and after immigrating to the United States in 1807, he worked as an engraver for the United States Mint in Philadelphia from 1812 to 1839. He received quick recognition for his patriotic commemoratives and portraits. This medal was struck officially from original dies circa 1824.