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1779 Bronze Medal Rhode Island - "vlugtende" Below Ship Betts-561

Strike Type
1779 Bronze Medal Rhode Island - "vlugtende" Below Ship Betts-561

Coin Details

Year
1779
Denomination
Colonials
Strike Type
Regular Strike
Series
Post-1776 Private and Regional Issues (1778-1820)
Designer
Unknown (Dutch manufacture)
Composition
Bronze
Weight
15g
Diameter
32mm
Edge
Plain

Description

A Rhode Island Ship medal with the Dutch word "vlugtende" (fleeing) below the ship. These medals, cataloged as Betts-561, were struck in the Netherlands to commemorate the 1778 Battle of Rhode Island. The reverse shows a map of the Narragansett Bay region.

Rarity Notes

Scarce. The "vlugtende" variety.

Cross References

Betts-561; Whitman 8500

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