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Medal commemorating hoisting the flag on SS 'Belgrano', 'Pueyrredon' and 'Sarmiento'
Medal commemorating hoisting the flag on SS 'Belgrano', 'Pueyrredon' and 'Sarmiento'. Obverse: Port broadside view of a cruiser. Legend: 'ENTREGA DE LAS BANDERAS PARA EL BELGRANO EL PUEYRREDON Y LA SARMIENTO.' (Hoisting the flag on SS 'Belgrano', 'Pueyrredon' and 'Sarmiento'.) Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a corvette. Legend: 'DUX FEMINA FACTI (VIRG. EN. LIB. 1.). 8 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1900.' The corvette shown on the reverse is presumably the 'Sarmiento', a training ship.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2618 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Vessels: | Belgrano (1899); Pueyrredon fl.1900 (Argentinian) Sarmiento fl.1900 (Argentinian) |
| Date made: | 1900 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 28 mm |
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