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Medal commemorating the Battle of Jutland, 1916
Medal commemorating the Battle of Jutland, 1916. Obverse: Trident upright; crossed before it two staves with White Ensign (left), Union Jack (right). Triangular shield suspended from the three staves, inscribed, '31 MAY 1916.' Legend (within rope border): 'TO . THE . GLORIOUS . MEMORY . OF . THOSE . WHO . FELL . THAT . DAY .' Anchor below. Reverse: Inscription (within an oak wreath), 'MAY 31, 1916 THE GERMAN FLEET ATTACKED OFF THE COAST OF JUTLAND AND DRIVEN BACK INTO PORT WITH HEAVY LOSS . ADMIRAL SIR JOHN JELLICOE COMMANDER IN CHIEF. VICE ADMIRAL SIR DAVID BEATTY COMMANDING BATTLE CRUISER FLEET.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2062 |
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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 Jutland, 1916; World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Date made: | 1916 |
| People: | Beatty, David; Jellicoe, John Rushworth |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 45 mm |