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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: An oak and laurel wreath, a crown punched in the centre. On a ribbon: 'REWARD OF MERIT'. Reverse: An anchor in the centre with a crown above. Legend engraved in three lines: 'Presented by Captn. P.B.V. BROKE for CONSPICIOUS (sic) SERVICE RENDERED at the capture of the CHESAPEAKE 1 June 1813'. A cast of a medal in private hands fitted with a loop soldered on at the top.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC0942 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | War of 1812: Capture of the USS Chesapeake, 1813 |
| Vessels: | Chesapeake (1799) |
| Date made: | 1 June 1813 |
| People: | Broke, Philip Bowes Vere |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 6 mm x 45 mm x 37 mm |