Seal
Catholic chaplain's seal from the Imperial German Navy, for use with sealing wax. A round brass seal with a wooden handle bearing a German imperial eagle coat of arms, surrounded by the inscription: 'Kaiserliche Marine. Katholischer Geschwaderpfarer.' It was recovered from the German ship 'Grosser Kerfürst' 1913 after it had been scuttled at Scapa Flow on 1 June 1919. The ship was savaged by Metal Industries in 1938.
Object Details
| ID: | HRA0012 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Heraldry |
| Type: | Seal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | World War I, 1914-1918; World War I: Scuttling of the German Fleet, 1919 |
| Vessels: | Grosser Kurfurst 1913 [German] |
| Date made: | 1913-1919; 1913-19 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Diameter: 36 mm; Overall: 105 mm |