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Medal commemorating the Battles of Heligoland and Lissa and Admiral von Tegetthoff
Medal commemorating the Battles of Heligoland and Lissa and Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff (1827-1871). Obverse: Bust of Admiral Tegetthoff in uniform (right). Legend: 'WILHELM VON TEGETTHOFF.' Reverse: Winged Fame mounted on a sea-horse, a wreath in her raised right hand, a palm in her left. Legend: 'HELGOLAND . 9 . MAI 1864 LISSA 2O . JULI 1866.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0272 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Tautenhayn, Johann Joseph |
| Places: | Germany |
| Events: | Third Italian War of Independence: Battle of Lissa, 1866; Second Schleswig War: Battle of Heligoland, 1864 |
| Date made: | 1866 |
| People: | Tegetthoff, Wilhelm von |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 62 mm |