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Medal - Attack on Fort Sumter Charleston, South Carolina
| Location | United States |
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| Weight | 15.79 g |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLESTON, SC • APRIL 12, 1861 |
| Reverse description | The Great Seal of South Carolina rendered in relief, featuring two oval cartouches side by side flanked by olive branches above and below. The left cartouche depicts a palmetto tree with two oval shields and crossed spears, dated 1776; the right cartouche shows a standing female figure (Spes) holding an olive branch, with SPES inscribed below. The legend SOUTH CAROLINA arcs across the top and ANIMIS OPIBUSQUE PARATI along the lower left, with DUM SPIRO SPERO along the upper right, all within a reeded outer border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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