US Spanish American War, Admiral Dewey Medal Lot,
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $145.00

Original era manufacture. Two finely made bronze medals with their original ribbons.The left side medal has a 45 mm bronze planchet, with the profile of Admiral Dewey on the obverse, and on the reverse, the Battleship Olympia. It is suspended from a yellow silk ribbon, with embroidered flags of the United States and a Four Star Admiral.The right side medal is a 35 mm bronze planchet with Dewey's profile on the obverse, with the reverse displaying a winged angel blowing a trumpet, with the Olympia below. 1899 dated at the edge.It is suspended from a rather tattered red-white-blue silk ribbon, with a bronze clasp stating Municipal Committee, and above, a laurel-leaf bedeckedmuzzle-loading naval cannon.Sold as a pair