Sinking of the USS Somers medal, United States, 1851
date: label: Date made
content: 1851
name: label: obverse engraver
content: Wright, Charles Cushing
label: reverse engraver
content: Wright, Charles Cushing
label: issuing authority
content: Congress of the United States
label: manufacturer
content: United States Mint
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Sinking of the USS Somers medal
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1851
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Sinking ship.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: SOMERS NAVIS AMERICANA / ANTE VERA CRUZ / DEC. 10TH 1846
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Lifeboats heading for sinking ship.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: PRO VITIS AMERICANORUM CONSERVATIS
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place of issue
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0009.0380
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0009.0380
label: accession number
content: 1991.0009
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: struck (overall production method)
label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall metal)
label: Physical Description
content: circular (overall shape)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 57.4 mm; x 2 1/4 in