I am respectfully, sir, your most obedient servant,
R. Smith.
March 4, 1809—March 4, 1817.
James Madison President of the U. S. A. D. 1809. ℞. Peace and friendship.
PRESIDENT JAMES MADISON.
[Fourth President of the United States of America.]
JAMES MADISON PRESIDENT OF THE U. S. (United States) A. D. (Anno Domini: The year of our Lord) 1809. Bust of President Madison, facing the left. On ring, R. (Reich).
PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP. Two hands clasped, in token of amity; on the cuff of the left wrist three stripes and as many buttons with the American eagle on them; the other wrist bare; above the hands, a calumet and a tomahawk crossed—Indian emblems of peace and war.[74]