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Medal commemorating the visit of President Roca and the Argentina Fleet to Terra del Fuego, 1899
Medal commemorating the visit of President Roca and the Argentina Fleet to Terra del Fuego, 1899. Obverse: Small bust of the President (three-quarter right), inscription below. Inscription: 'LOS POBLIADORES DE TIERRA DEL FUEGO CONMEMORAN LA PRIMERA VISITA QUE EL EXMO SR PTE DE . LA REPCA TENTE GRAL JULIO A. ROCA Y LAS ESCUADRAS DE LA NACION HICIERON AL TERRITORIO USHUAIA FEBRERO 7 DEC 1899.' (The inhabitants of Terra del Fuego commemorate the first visit of His Excellency the President of the Republic, General Juilo A. Roca and the National Fleet made to the territory. Ushuaia. 7 February 1899). Reverse: Fleet of thirteen ships drawn up in three lines, a range of mountains behind.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2568 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bellagamba, Rossi |
| Events: | President Roca's visit to Tierra del Fuego, 1899 |
| Date made: | 1899 |
| People: | Roca, Presidentfl; Roca, Presidentfl |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 76 mm |