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Johnston Blakely and the victory of USS Wasp over H.M.S. brig of war Reindeer Restrike
| Location | United States |
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| Composition | Gilding metal plated bronze |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Commander Johnston Blakeley in naval dress uniform with epaulettes, rendered in high relief. The circular legend surrounds the effigy, with the engraver's signature FURST. F. inscribed in the lower field below the truncation. |
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| Reverse description | Detailed naval battle scene depicting two fully-rigged sailing warships engaged in combat on a choppy sea, with billowing cannon smoke filling the field between them and clouds above. An exergue below carries a four-line Latin inscription recording the engagement, with the engraver's signature FURST. F. at lower left of the scene. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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