West Indies Naval Campaign Medal 1898

Obverse: Bust of Admiral Sampson in uniform (L) Legend: "U.S. NAVAL CAMPAIGN. WEST INDIES 1898". Inscription: "WILLIAM T. SAMPSON, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF". Reverse: Three men standing on deck, an officer (C) a sailor firing a gun (L) another armed with a rifle (R); ships in distance. Exergue: "SANTIAGO DE CUBA MAY 18". Inscription on edge: "PASSED ASST.SURG.ROBERT LLOYD PARKER". Fitted with a ring suspended from brooch pin.

Object Details

ID: MED0709
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Spanish-American War, 1898
Date made: 1898
People: Sampson, William Thomas; Parker, Robert Lloyd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 39 mm