1779 Bronze Medal Rhode Island - "vlugtende" Below Ship Betts-561
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The 1779 Bronze Medal Rhode Island - "vlugtende" Below Ship Betts-561 is filed under Rhode Island Ship Tokens in the Post-1776 Private and Regional Issues (1778-1820) series. The Rhode Island ship medal, usually dated to about 1779 or 1780, shows a ship on one side and the withdrawal of American forces from Aquidneck Island in August 1778 on the other (search). The earliest strikes carry the Dutch word VLUGTENDE (fleeing) below the ship; it was later removed and a wreath was put in its place (search). It was long read as a satire on the British fleet, but recent writers argue it was a British medal made for the Dutch market (search). Betts numbers it in the 560s. It is catalogued as Betts-561. PCGS lists it as #582.
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