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Medal - Admiral Grau and the Huascar
| Location | Peru |
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| Year | 1879 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A stylized sun with long radiating rays fills the central field, above a multi-line inscription in bold relief. The circular legend around the border dedicates the medal to Rear Admiral Grau, with the date and location of his death inscribed in the lower field. |
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| Reverse lettering | AL CONTRA-ALMIRANTE GRAU. ¡GLORIA // A SU // TUMBA! // MEJILLONES · // 8 DE // OCTe DE 1879 |
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