Medal commemorating the battles of Heligoland Bight, 1914, and Dogger Bank, 1915. Obverse: Two oval medallions one above the other, joined by a knot. The upper shows a sinking cruiser, above '28 AUG 1914'. Exergue: 'MAINZ SINKING'. The lower medallion with a ship on her side, above '24 JAN 1915'. Exergue: 'BLÜCHER SINKING'. Two smaller medallions at the sides, on the left the 'LION' shown steaming to the right. Above a flagstaff with an admiral's flag and scroll inscribed 'BEATTY'. On the right 'ARETHUSA' steaming to left with a flagstaff above with a Commodore's broad pennant and inscription 'TYRWHITT'. Reverse: Inscription, 'VICE ADMIRAL SIR DAVID BEATTY COMMANDING 1914 HELIGOLAND BIGHT 28 AUGUST H.M.SHIPS ENGAGED BATTLE CRUISERS LION (FLAG) QUEEN MARY PRINCESS ROYAL NEW ZEALAND INVINCIBLE (R. FLAG) LIGHT CRUISERS SOUTHAMPTON FALMOUTH BIRMINGHAM LIVERPOOL NOTTINGHAM ARETHUSA LOWESTOFT FEARLESS DESTROYERS 33 ENEMY SHIPS DESTROYED LIGHT CRUISERS MAINZ KÖLN ARIADNE DESTROYER V.187 1915 DOGGER BANK 24 JANUARY [BATTLE CRUISERS] LION (FLAG) TIGER PRINCESS ROYAL NEW ZEALAND (R FLAG) INDOMITABLE [LIGHT CRUISERS] SOUTHAMPTON ARETHUSA BIRMINGHAM AURORA NOTTINGHAM UNDAUNTED LOWESTOFT [DESTROYERS] 35 [ENEMY SHIPS DESTROYED] BATTLE CRUISER BLÜCHER'.