Beautiful Bronze Span-Am War Patriotic/Home Front Medal of Admiral Dewey & His Flagship, Olympia

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  • Beautiful Bronze Span-Am War Patriotic/Home Front Medal of Admiral Dewey & His Flagship, Olympia
  • Beautiful Bronze Span-Am War Patriotic/Home Front Medal of Admiral Dewey & His Flagship, Olympia
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Description

ARTIFACT:

Beautiful bronze Spanish-American War patriotic or Home Front medal of Admiral Dewey and his flagship, Olympia. The nicely detailed medal shows a pinback in the shape of the ship and reads: "OLYMPIA" in raised lettering. Suspended below, a medallion shows Admiral Dewey's bust on one side and reads: "ADMIRAL GEO. W. DEWEY" and the reverse shows an image of the ship and reads: "DEWEY'S FLAG-SHIP OLYMPIA 5,800 TONS".

VINTAGE:

Circa Span-Am War

SIZE:

Approximately 2-1/2" x 1-/8" in diameter

CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:

Bronze

ATTACHMENT:

Horizontal safety style pin with "C" type catch

MARKINGS:

None.

ITEM NOTES:

This is from a Span-Am War collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VAJX16 LHEX12/16

CONDITION:

8+ (Excellent): The medal shows minor wear, overall excellent condition.

GUARANTEE:

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.

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