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Medal commemorating the battles at Heligoland Bight, 1914 and Dogger Bank, 1915
Medal commemorating the battles at Heligoland Bight, 1914 and Dogger Bank, 1915. Obverse: Two oval medallions joined by a knot, the upper inscribed '28 AUG 1914', 'MAINZ SINKING' and the lower '24 JAN 1915', 'BLUCHER SINKING'. Legend: 'HELIGOLAND BIGHT'; 'DOGGER BANK'. Two smaller medallions showing 'LION' (left) and 'ARETHUSA' (right). Reverse: Inscription, 'VICE ADMIRAL SIR DAVID BEATTY COMMANDING. VICTORIOUS ACTIONS OF HELIGOLAND BIGHT 28 AUG 1914 AND DOGGER BANK 24 JAN 1915'. Fitted with a ring. A smaller example of the larger medal; the inscription is shorter.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1207 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Spink & Son Ltd; Mountbatten, Louis Alexander |
| Events: | World War I: Battle of Dogger Bank, 1915; World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Vessels: | Arethusa (1913); Blucher (1908) Mainz (1909) Lion (1910) |
| Date made: | 1916 |
| People: | Beatty, David |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 23 mm |