Collection Highlights
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.QH41.C26.1974
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.218
Date:
1898
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 38.5mm (1 1/2 in.)
Marks:
Obverse on exergual line: "P. SNEIDER NEW YORK"
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing battleship; in exergue.: " "M*A*I*N*E" / LAUNCHED AT THE / BROOKLYN NAVY YARD NOV 18, 1890". Reverse legend: "IN COMMEMORATION / OF THE / OFFICERS / AND / CREW / WHO PERISHED IN / HAVANA HARBOR / CUBA / ON BOARD THE / U.S. BATTLESHIP "MAINE" / FEB 15TH 1898"
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
