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Plaquette - Arrival of the USS Nashville in Chicago
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1909 |
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| Weight | 64.53 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | V.S.S. NASHVILLE |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears a six-line raised inscription in the field, enclosed within a decorative rectangular frame featuring dotted inner borders and ornamental scroll flourishes at each corner. The text commemorates the arrival of the USS Nashville in Chicago Harbor on June 5, 1909, and notes the vessel's distinction of having fired the first shot in the Spanish-American War. The issuer's name and series designation appear in smaller lettering along the lower portion of the field. |
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