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Great Britain, cast silver Carib War combatant's medal, George III, 1773, by G.M. Moser, with origin

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Great Britain, cast silver Carib War combatant's medal, George III, 1773, by G.M. Moser, with origin
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Great Britain, cast silver Carib War combatant's medal, George III, 1773, by G.M. Moser, with original suspension loop and ribbon. Eimer-750; Betts-529. 58.36 grams; 52 mm. Obverse with bust facing right under legend GEORGIVS. III. M B. REX; reverse with Britannia standing with shield and offering olive branch to defeated Carib, whose musket lies at his feet, under legend PEACE AND PROSPERITY TO ST. VINCENTS, date MDCCLXXIII in exergue. The politically unpopular First Carib War (1769-73) pitted the Carib natives of St. Vincent against the British military defending colonists and ended in a stalemate and peace agreement allowing the Caribs to keep the windward side of the island.