Medal commemorating the Battle of Jutland, 1916

Medal commemorating the Battle of Jutland, 1916. Obverse: Jugate busts of Admirals Jellicoe and Beatty (three-quarter right), wearing full dress uniform. A laurel branch covers the lower portion. Legend: 'RESOLUTE IN ACTION JUTLAND MAY 31-JUNE I . 1916'. Reverse: Inscription (within laurel wreath), 'THE GERMAN . HIGH- -SEA . FLEET HELD AGAINST . ODDS TILL . ROUTED BY . INVINCIBLE MIGHT'. Legend (circular): 'STRUCK . UNDER . THE . AUSPICES . OF . THE . ROYAL . NUMISMATIC . SOCIETY . 1916 . AE . PRESIDENT.'

Object Details

ID: MEC2101
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Walter Gilbert; Wheeler, Charles Thomas
Events: World War I: Battle of Jutland, 1916; World War I, 1914-1918
Date made: 1916
People: Jellicoe, John Rushworth; Beatty, David Walter Gilbert Wheeler, Charles Thomas
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 76 mm