Captain James Biddle and the action between USS Hornet and HMS Penguin

Features

Location	United States
Type	Commemorative medals › Military medals
Year	1815
Composition	Bronze
Diameter	65 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 452935
References	MedalsUS# 518 Kenneth M. Failor, Eleonora Hayden; 1972. Medals of the United States Mint: Issued for Public Sale. Government Printing Office, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. , Julian# NA-5 Robert W. Julian, Norris Neil Harris (ed.); 1977. Medals of the United States Mint: The First Century 1792-1892. Token and Medal Society, El Cajon, California, United States.

Obverse

Uniformed bust facing right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
THE CONGRESS OF THE U.S. TO CAPT. JAMES BIDDLE.
FOR HIS GALLANTRY GOOD CONDUCT AND SERVICES
FURST. F.

Engraver: Moritz Fürst

Reverse

Naval battle scene with USS Hornet and HMS Penguin, island in the background.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CAPTURE OF THE BRITISH SHIP PENGUIN

OFF TRISTAN D'ACUNHA
MARCH XXIII
MDCCCXV
BY THE U.S. SHIP HORNET

FURST. F.

Engraver: Moritz Fürst

Edge

Plain

Mint

United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1815												MDCCCXV

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