Mexican dollar commemorating HMAS 'Sydney' and SMS 'Emden'
A Mexican dollar. Obverse: An eagle, a snake held in its beak and talons, poised on a prickly pear. Legend: 'REPUBLICA-MEXICANA.' Reverse: The cap of liberty, rays proceeding from it inscribed: 'LIBERTAD'. Legend: '8 R . MO . 1895. A . M . 10DS . 20 GS'. Set in a mount by W. Kerr with a crown and ring and bands engraved with the names of the two ships and date. On suspension bands: Obverse: 'NOV 9 1914 HMAS . SYDNEY . SMS . EMDEN.' The reverse of the coin set into the front of the mount.
Object Details
| ID: | MEC1611 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Commemorative coin - dollar |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Kerr, William |
| Events: | World War I: Destruction of the Emden, 1914; World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Vessels: | Emden (1908); Sydney 1912 (HMAS) |
| Date made: | 1895 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 38 mm |