DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion.—The attack on Tripoli.
Device.—Bust of Commodore Preble.
Legend.—Edwardo Preble, duci strenuo comitia Americana.
Reverse.—The American fleet bombarding the town and forts of Tripoli.
Legend.—Vindici commercii Americani.
Exergue.—Ante Tripoli, 1804.