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.'

Object Details

ID: MEC2064
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 Mountbatten, Louis Alexander Spink & Son Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 45 mm