A bit OT. I bought a Battelship today
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A very very small piece of one . 
This piece was made in anticipation of the Pacific American International Expo for 1930 that never took place! Piece was struck from metal of the USS Battleship Oregon. This ship was berthed in Portland Oregon after WW I and served as a museum. During WW II this ship was reactivated and served in the Pacific. After the war it was finally decommissioned and broken up for scrap. The metal for this medal apparantly became available when the ship was first converted into a museum. A local builder had the medal struck for later sale at the "exposition". Amount of pieces struck is not known.
This piece was made in anticipation of the Pacific American International Expo for 1930 that never took place! Piece was struck from metal of the USS Battleship Oregon. This ship was berthed in Portland Oregon after WW I and served as a museum. During WW II this ship was reactivated and served in the Pacific. After the war it was finally decommissioned and broken up for scrap. The metal for this medal apparantly became available when the ship was first converted into a museum. A local builder had the medal struck for later sale at the "exposition". Amount of pieces struck is not known.
“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly."
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
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