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Medal - Philippines Spanish American War Private Manila Surrender
| Location | Philippines |
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| Year | 1898 |
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| Technique | Engraved |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is hand-engraved in the field with the multiline inscription 'MANILA / P.I. / SURRENDERED / AUG. 13 / 1898', embellished with decorative foliate and scrollwork ornaments between the lines. Two suspension loops are mounted at the top of the round planchet. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the Spanish colonial arms of the Philippines: a crowned quartered shield bearing the castles of Castile and the lion of León, with a central escutcheon of the Bourbons, flanked by the Pillars of Hercules with a ribbon inscribed PLUS ULTRA. The circular legend reads ISLAS FILIPINAS above and UN PESO below, with mintmaster initials S.G. and V. in the field. The rim is reeded. |
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