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Description: | Medal commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Manila Bay, 1948. Obverse: Bust of Admiral George Dewey (1837-1917) in uniform (three-quarters left). Legend: '50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF MANILA BAY, MAY 1 1898'. Inscription: '1898' (left); '1948' (right). Below: 'ADMIRAL GEORGE DEWEY'. Reverse: A map of Manila Bay and coast. Legend: 'AMERICAN COMMEMORATIVE SOCIETY' (below). Inscribed on map: 'MANILA', 'CAVITE' and list of ships, 'OLYMPIA RALEIGH BALTIMORE PETREL CONCORD BOSTON'.
caption: Medal commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Manila Bay, 1948; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Manila Bay, 1948; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Raleigh fl.1898 (USS) W & H Concord fl.1898 (USS) Petrel fl.1898 (USS) Olympia fl.1898 (USS) Co. medals Baltimore fl.1898 (USS) Dewey George | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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