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| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1898 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing broadside view of the U.S. battleship Maine in low relief, depicted underway on stylized waves occupying the upper two-thirds of the field. A horizontal line separates the ship from a recessed lower panel bearing the legend, with the designer's signature 'R. SNEIDER NEW YORK' inscribed microscopically along the lower hull line. |
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| Obverse lettering | R. SNEIDER. NEW YORK. / "M * A * I * N * E" / * * * * * * * * / * LAUNCHED * AT * THE * / BROOKLYN NAVY YARD, NOV. 18. 1890 |
| Reverse description | Plain field entirely filled with a multi-line commemorative inscription in raised relief, with star ornaments bordering the curved legend around the periphery. No figurative design elements are present; the text dominates the entire reverse. |
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