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Medal commemorating Captain Prat and the Battle of Iquique, 1879; obverse Long Caption: Medal commemorating Captain Prat and the Battle of Iquique, 1879. Obverse: Bust of the captain in plain clothes (three-quarter left). Reverse: An inscribed scroll resting against an anchor, a star above. Captain Prat commanded the 'Esmeralda', a Chilian vessel, in the war with Peru. The inscription is taken from his speech to the crew before the battle. He himself was killed. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: MEC2516 Artist: unknown Date: 1879 Medium: copper Size: 38 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.