"1898" Medal Longines Symphonette Silver Battle of San Juan Hill

Coin Details

Description

This silver medal from the Longines Symphonette Society series commemorates the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War of 1898. The battle, fought on July 1, 1898 near Santiago de Cuba, was the most significant land engagement of the war and catapulted Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders volunteer cavalry regiment to national fame. Roosevelt personally led a charge up nearby Kettle Hill while regular Army units, including the African-American Buffalo Soldiers of the 9th and 10th Cavalry, assaulted San Juan Hill itself. The Longines Symphonette Society, originally a music subscription club founded in the 1950s, diversified into commemorative medal production during the 1960s and 1970s, producing high-quality silver medals depicting important events in American history. Their medals were typically struck in sterling silver with proof-like finishes and sold through direct-mail subscription programs. The Barac catalog cross-references many Longines Symphonette issues alongside other commemorative medal series, providing a unified numbering system for collectors of American historical medallic art.

Rarity Notes

Longines Symphonette Society sterling silver medal from their American history series. Produced in moderate quantities through subscription sales. Available in the secondary market at modest premiums above silver content.

Cross References

PCGS #936386; Longines Symphonette Society