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Medal - Loss of the brig Somers
| Location | United
States |
| Year | 1846 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | |
| Diameter | 57 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Edge | Plain |
| Period | |
| Notice | Charles Cushing Wright |
| Reference(s) | Julian#NA-24 |
| Obverse description | Sinking ship. |
| Obverse lettering | SOMERS
NAVIS AMERICANA; ANTE VERA CRUZ DEC. 10TH 1846 |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Reverse description | Scene of lifeboats heading toward sinking ships |
| Reverse lettering | PRO VITIS AMERICANORUM CONSERVATIS
ENG. BY. C.C. WRIGHT. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Engraver | United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date) |
| Mintage | 1846 - -
|
| Catalog ID | 2122994430 |
| Comments | |
