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Medal commemorating Captain Prat and the Battle of Iquique, 1879
Medal commemorating Captain Prat and the Battle of Iquique, 1879. Obverse: Bust of the captain in plain clothes (three-quarter left). Legend: 'ARTURO PRAT.' Reverse: An inscribed scroll resting against an anchor, a star above. Inscription (on scroll): 'MUCHACHOS! "NINGUN BUQUE CHILENO HA ARRIADO JAMAS SU BANDERA : ESPERO QUE ESTA NO SEA LA OCASION DE HACERLO.' (Lads! a Chilian boat has never struck her colours; I trust that this will not be the occasion for doing so.) Legend: 'COMBATE NAVAL DE IQUIQUE 21 DE MAYO DE 1879.' Captain Prat commanded the 'Esmeralda', a Chilian vessel, in the war with Peru. The inscription is taken from his speech to the crew before the battle. He himself was killed.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2516 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | War of the Pacific: Battle of Iquique, 1879 |
| Vessels: | Esmeralda fl.1879 (Chilian) |
| Date made: | 1879 |
| People: | Prat, Captd; Prat, Captd |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 38 mm |
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