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:
2008.42.222
Date:
ca. 1898
Medium:
Brass, bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 32.2mm (1 1/4 in.)
Marks:
On reverse of cross at top: "SCHWAAB S. & S. CO/ MILWAUKEE"
Description:
Brass struck medal with obverse showing battleship at sea; legend: "REMEMBER/ THE MAIN". Reverse shows Cuban flag; legend: "CUBA/ MUST BE FREE." Medal is set into center of bronze struck uniface Maltese cross with loop fused at top.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
