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Medal commemorating the US Frigate 'Constellation'
Medal commemorating the US frigate 'Constellation'. Obverse: A monument. Legend: '175th ANNIVERSARY . CITY OF BALTIMORE.' Inscription: 'JAMES CALHOUN MAYOR . 1797 WM. DONALD SCHAEFER MAYOR . 1972.' Starboard broadside view of the US frigate 'Constellation' within a semi-circle of stars. Legend: 'U. S. FRIGATE CONSTELLATION 175TH ANNIVERSARY.' Inscription: 'LAUNCHED SEPTEMBER 7 1797.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2735 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Launch of the Constellation, 1797 |
| Vessels: | Constellation 1797 (USS) |
| Date made: | 1972 |
| People: | Calhoun, James; Schaefer, William Donald |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 38 mm |