Medal commemorating the destruction of the Spanish fleet, 1898

Medal commemorating the destruction of the Spanish fleet, 1898. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of the USS 'Brooklyn' under steam. Legend: 'U . S . S . BROOKLYN . SANTIAGO DE CUBA.' Exergue: 'JULY-3-1898.' Reverse: Legend: 'Gen Draght Macht Maght.' Within an oak and bay leaf wreath tied with a ribbon, a star (right) and (left), the inscription:'IN COMMEMORATION OF . THEIR . HEROISM AT THE DESTRUCTION OF . THE SPANISH . FLEET.'; (below) 'FROM . THE . CITIZENS . OF . BROOKLYN TO . THE . MEN . BEHIND . THE . GUNS.' Fitted with a bar inscribed 'C . F . VAN CLEEF' and a blue and white striped ribbon.