Rescue of the Volturno badge, United States, 1913
date: label: Date made
content: 1913
label: associated date
content: 1913 10 09
name: label: editor
content: Congress of the United States
label: maker
content: United States Mint
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Rescue of the Volturno badge
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1913
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Standing female figure with palm; vignette of burning steamer, lifeboat in medallion encircled by wreath.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: BRAVERY / S S / VOLTURNO / OCT. 9-10 / 1913
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Tablet for inscription.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: THE CONGRESS / OF THE UNITED STATES / TO THE OFFICERS AND CREW / OF THE S.S. KROONLAND / ERNST BENECKE / SAILOR / FOR THE RESCUE OF / SURVIVORS OF THE / BURNING STEAMER / VOLTURNO
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Department of Commerce
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU58130
label: accession number
content: 203525
label: catalog number
content: NU58130
label: nonaccession number
content: 1981.3001
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
label: Object Name
content: badge
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: 35.7 mm; x 1 3/8 in
label: Measurements
content: medal: 5.7 cm x 3.9 cm; 2 1/4 in x 1 9/16 in