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