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Medal commemorating the destruction of the Spanish fleet, 1898
Medal commemorating the destruction of the Spanish fleet, 1898. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of the USS 'Brooklyn' under steam. Legend: 'U . S . S . BROOKLYN . SANTIAGO DE CUBA.' Exergue: 'JULY-3-1898.' Reverse: Legend: 'Gen Draght Macht Maght.' Within an oak and bay leaf wreath tied with a ribbon, a star (right) and (left), the inscription:'IN COMMEMORATION OF . THEIR . HEROISM AT THE DESTRUCTION OF . THE SPANISH . FLEET.'; (below) 'FROM . THE . CITIZENS . OF . BROOKLYN TO . THE . MEN . BEHIND . THE . GUNS.' Fitted with a bar inscribed 'C . F . VAN CLEEF' and a blue and white striped ribbon.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2582 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Spanish-American War : Battle of Manila Bay, 1898 |
| Vessels: | Brooklyn (1895) |
| Date made: | 1898 |
| People: | Cleef, C F Vanfl |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 51 mm |