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Medal - Admiral Grau and the Huascar

Location Peru
Year 1879
Type Commemorative medal
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Obverse description A detailed relief depiction of the Peruvian ironclad warship Huáscar sailing to the right on choppy seas, with masts, rigging, sails, and a central smokestack rendered in fine detail. The legend arcs around the upper and lower fields, separated by a horizontal line below the ship.
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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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