Badge commemorating the hoisting of the flag on the Rosario gunboat

Badge commemorating the hoisting of the flag on the Rosario gunboat. Obverse: A badge in the shape of a cartouche. Port broadside view of a gunboat under steam, a city in the distance, a river bank in foreground. Reverse: A flag and a spray of foliage bound with ribbon (left); inscription (right). Inscription: 'LAS DAMAS Y PUEBLO DEL ROSARIO ENTREGAN LA BANDERA AL CANONERO ROSARIO 18 DICIEMBRE 1909.' (From Las Damas and the City of Rosario. Hoisting the flag on Rosario, gunboat.)

Object Details

ID: MEC2624
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Badge
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Rossi, Constante; Rossi, A. F.
Vessels: Rosario fl.1909 (Argentinian)
Date made: 1909
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 33 mm
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