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Medal - American ladies hospital ship S.S. Maine
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1899 |
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| Composition | White metal |
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| Obverse description | Central device comprising crossed American and British flags flanking a life preserver ring inscribed 'S.S. MAINE' in the field. Legends above and below name the American Ladies Hospital Ship Fund and its officers, with the peripheral legend crediting Messrs Fletcher Son & Fearnall Ltd., London, as outfitters of the hospital ship. |
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| Obverse lettering | FOR THE / AMERICAN LADIES / HOSPITAL SHIP FUND CHAIRMAN.LADY R.CHURCHILL / HON.SEC.MRS A.BLOW / HON.TRES.MRS RONALDS FITTED AS HOSPITAL SHIP BY MESSRS FLETCHER SON & FEARNALL Ltd. LONDON |
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| Reverse lettering | S. S. MAINE BERNARD N.BAKER ESQ / 1899 LENT TO BRITISH GOVT FOR USE IN TRANSVAAL WAR BY PRES.OF ATLANTIC TRANSPORT COY |
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