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Medal commemorating Commander Nathaniel Ingraham (1802-1891) and the Koszta Affair, 1853.
Medal commemorating Commander Nathaniel Ingraham (1802-1891) and the Koszta Affair, 1853. Obverse: Port broadside view of the US sloop 'St Louis' (left) and the Austrian brig 'Hassar' (right) at anchor, a boat plying between; distant view of the coastline, city of Smyrna and shipping. Exergue: 'SMYRNA AMERICAN SLOOP OF WAR ST LOUIS. AUSTRIAN BRIG OF WAR HUSSAR.' Reverse: Inscription within a laurel (left) and oak (right) wreath; in exergue an eagle displayed, stars and stripes radiating behind. Inscription: 'PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO COMMANDER DUNCAN N. INGRAHAM AS A TESTIMONIAL OF THE HIGH SENSE ENTERTAINED BY CONGRESS OF HIS GALLANT AND JUDICIOUS CONDUCT ON 2D OF JULY 1853. JOINT RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS AUGUST 4TH 1854'. Thirty-two stars amid the sun's rays behind.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2501 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | S. Eastman; J.B. Longacre |
| Events: | Koszta Affair, 1853 |
| Vessels: | Hassar fl.1854 (Austrian); St Louis fl.1854 (USS) |
| Date made: | 1854 |
| People: | Ingraham, Ingrahamuncan Nathaniel |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 102 mm |