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Dollar - Battle of Manila Bay Admiral George Dewey
| Location | United
States |
| Year | 1898 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
| Composition | |
| Weight | |
| Diameter | 35 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | |
| Orientation | |
| Edge | |
| Period | Federal republic
(1776-date) |
| Notice | |
| Reference(s) | HK#280 |
| Obverse description | Raised bust right |
| Obverse lettering | Admiral
Geo. Dewey |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Reverse description | Battleship, below U. S. S. Olympia--all within beaded circle resembling ship`s rope, looped at top and tied in loose knot at bottom |
| Reverse lettering | outside around Manila Bay May 1,
1898.
NOTE: Two varieties known, with and without loop at top of rope on
reverse; both varieties have similar rarity. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Engraver | Irvine & Jachens Manufacturers of Medals and Trade Tokens, San Francisco, United States (1886-1949) |
| Mintage | 1898 - -
|
| Catalog ID | 5220677880 |
| Comments | |
