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Edward Preble Medal

Edward Preble Medal,
1804,
Bronze
Edward Preble Medal
Edward Preble Medal,
1804,
Bronze
Edward Preble Medal, 1804, Bronze
Status
Not on view
Date1804
Medium/TechniqueBronze
DimensionsOverall: 2 9/16 in. x 2 9/16 in. (6.51 cm x 6.51 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, 1981
Object numberM-2826
DescriptionEdward Preble at Tripoli medal. Thin planchet. Holed. Original dies.
Obverse: profile bust of Edward Preble, facing left, subject is wearing a ruffled shirt and a uniform with five buttons on the front and a fringed epaulet with a star in the middle; "R" under truncation; "EDWARDO PREBLE DUCI STRENUO"; "COMITIA AMERICANA." in exergue.
Reverse: naval battle with sailing ships and two rowboats in foreground and a city in the back; "VINCICI COMMERCII AMERICANI"; in exergue "ANTE TRIPOLI/MDCCCIV."
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