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"Tatanka" is a Lakota Indian word that means buffalo.

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The water buffalo is not native to the Americas, so no language anywhere in the Americas would have a native name for that animal. Water buffalo are native to the Indian sub-continent and Asia.


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The coin you describe is referred to as an " Indian Head Nickel " or sometimes a " Buffalo Nickel ".


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Buffalo or Indian Head nickels were minted in the US from 1913 to 1938.


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No year. The Indian head / buffalo design was used on nickels minted from 1913 to 1938.


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