Medal commemorating the dredging and installation of lighted buoys on the rivers La Plata, Parana and Uruguay

Medal commemorating the dredging and installation of lighted buoys on the rivers La Plata, Parana and Uruguay. Obverse: A female figure standing on a buoy lighting its beacon and pointing with her left hand to a dredger and lighthouse, a ship (right). Legend: 'DRAGADO Y VALIZAMIENTO LUMINOSO.' Inscription: 'RIOS: DE LA PLATA PARANÁ URAGUAY. 3 OCTUBRE 1904.' (The dredging and installation of lighted buoys on the rivers La Plata, Parana and Uruguay.) Reverse: A tablet of scroll form, inscribed; a laurel wreath tied with ribbon below. Legend: 'REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA.' Inscription: 'MINISERIO DE OBRAS PÚBLICAS PRESIDENTE TTE GRAL JULIO A . ROCA MINISTRO EMILIO CIVIT 3 OCTUBRE 1904.' (Inscription gives the names of the President and Minister of Public Works.)

Object Details

ID: MEC2621
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Gottuzzo, Juan
Date made: 1904
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 53 mm