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    Posted 11 years ago

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    - 1970 "Rugged American Series" bronze token / Husky Oil Company
    - Minted by the Franklin Mint for the Husky Oil Co. / (13 in series)
    - "Crazy Horse" / (1") in diameter / bronze / uncirculated condition
    - Obverse: Crazy Horse / Reverse: Oglala Sioux headband with feather
    - In 1970, Husky Oil Co. would give out these "Rugged American" tokens upon purchases made at their gas stations. - Also provided was a cardboard game board with cut-outs so these could be pressed into the corresponding slots.
    ** Crazy Horse, literally "His-Horse-Is-Crazy" (circa 1840-1877) was a Native American war leader of the Oglala Lakota. He took up arms against the U.S. Federal government to fight against encroachments on the territories and way of life of the Lakota people, including leading a war party to victory at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876. - Four months after surrendering to U.S. troops 1877, Crazy Horse was fatally wounded by a military guard while resisting imprisonment at Camp Robinson in present-day Nebraska. He ranks among the most notable and iconic of Native American tribal members and has been honored by the U.S. Postal Service with a 13¢ Great Americans series postage stamp.

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