The Dewey Medal was designed by celebrated artist Daniel Chester French, who sculped the seated Lincoln in Washington, D.C.'s Lincoln memorial and the Minuteman statue at Concord, Massachusetts. The medal itself was struck by Tiffany & Company.
The front, or obverse, depicts a bust of Commodore George Dewey. On the back, or reverse, is included the name of the vessel on which the recipient served. The name of the recipient is engraved on the medal's lower rim, this being one of only two service medals issued officially to the recipient.
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One of these medals is located at the Headquarters Artifact Collection, Naval History and Heritage Command.
The obverse features a profile bust of Commodore George Dewey with text to the right and left of his head that reads: "The gift of the people of the United States to the officers and men of the Asiatic Squadron under the command of Commodore George Dewey."
Below the bust are the words: DC French 1898."
The reverse of the medal has the image of a bare-chested sailor sitting on a cannon barrel with a furled flag upon his lap. The text along the edge reads: "In memory of the Victory on Manila Bay on May 1, 1898."
Below the image is a tablet for the stamped "USS Olympia." The rim of this medal is stamped "Ah Foy, Landsman."
--Cooter
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