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Capt L Warrington Naval Medal, MS64 NGC

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Capt L Warrington Naval Medal, MS64 NGC
<B>Captain Lewis Warrington Naval Medal, Julian-NA-23, MS64 NGC.</B></I> Bronzed copper, 65 mm, 133.4 gm. Dies by Moritz Furst. Obverse bust right, legend around LUDOVICUS WARRINGTON DUX NAVALIS AMERI. ("Lewis Warrington, American naval commander"), FURST.F. below. (The second F is noticeably higher and out of line with the other letters.) Reverse legend around and in exergue PRO PATRIA PARATUS AUT VINCERE AUT MORI / INTER PEACOCK NAV. AMERI. ET EPERVIE NAV. ANG. DIE XXIX MAR. (sic) MDCCCXIV ("Ready to conquer or die for his country / Between the American vessel <I>Peacock </B></I>and the British ship <I>Epervier </B></I>March (sic) 29, 1814, FURST.F. to lower right (R broken at top [signifying an original reverse], second F again higher and out of line).<BR> Julian points out in <I>United States Mint Medals: The First Hundred Years 1792-1892 </B></I>that the actual date of the battle was April 29, 1814, adding that the original gold medal is on display at the United States Naval Academy Museum in Annapolis, Maryland. This lovely walnut-brown piece--yet another in this significant run of early U.S. naval medals from the War of 1812--shows glossy, problem-free surfaces with tinges of mint red around the peripheral legends and relatively few distractions. Complete with NGC Photo Certificate.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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