Medal commemorating Commander Nathaniel Ingraham (1802-1891) and the Koszta Affair, 1853.

Medal commemorating Commander Nathaniel Ingraham (1802-1891) and the Koszta Affair, 1853. Obverse: Port broadside view of the US sloop 'St Louis' (left) and the Austrian brig 'Hassar' (right) at anchor, a boat plying between; distant view of the coastline, city of Smyrna and shipping. Exergue: 'SMYRNA AMERICAN SLOOP OF WAR ST LOUIS. AUSTRIAN BRIG OF WAR HUSSAR.' Reverse: Inscription within a laurel (left) and oak (right) wreath; in exergue an eagle displayed, stars and stripes radiating behind. Inscription: 'PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO COMMANDER DUNCAN N. INGRAHAM AS A TESTIMONIAL OF THE HIGH SENSE ENTERTAINED BY CONGRESS OF HIS GALLANT AND JUDICIOUS CONDUCT ON 2D OF JULY 1853. JOINT RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS AUGUST 4TH 1854'. Thirty-two stars amid the sun's rays behind.

Object Details

ID: MEC2501
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: S. Eastman; J.B. Longacre
Events: Koszta Affair, 1853
Vessels: Hassar fl.1854 (Austrian); St Louis fl.1854 (USS)
Date made: 1854
People: Ingraham, Ingrahamuncan Nathaniel
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 102 mm
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