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Medal depicting the naval monument at Valparaiso
Medal depicting the naval monument at Valparaiso. Obverse: View of the monument. Legend: 'A SUS HEROES LA PATRIA RECONOCA.' (The grateful fatherland to its heroes.) Exergue: 'ARO. PRAT.' Reverse: Inscription, 'INAUGURATION DEL MONUMENTO CONMEMORATIVO DE LAS GLORIAS DE LA MARINA VALPARAISO MAYO - 21 - 86.' (Inauguration of the monument commemorating the glories of the navy. Valparaiso. May 21.86). This was erected in honour of the Chilian naval heroes after the war with Peru.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2532 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | War of the Pacific: Bolivia and Peru, Chile's campaign against, 1879-1883 |
| Date made: | 1886 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 28 mm |