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.'
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Object Details
ID: | MEC2101 |
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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 |