Medal commemorating Kaiser Wilhelm II, Commodore of the Kiel Yacht Club
Medal commemorating Kaiser Wilhelm II, Commodore of the Kiel Yacht Club. Obverse: Bust of the Emperor William II (right). Legend: 'WILHELM . II . DEVTSCHER . KAISER . COMMODORE . DES . KAISERL . YACHT . CLVBS.' (William II, the Emperor of Germany, Commodore of the Imperial Yacht Club). Reverse: Sunk in a hollow within a border of yachts and dolphins, a winged female figure in high relief, standing on a dolphin with arms outstretched, a branch of laurel in her right hand and an anchor in her left; in the distance shore and buildings and a yacht, racing (right).
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Object Details
ID: | MEC2194 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Sturm, Paul |
Places: | Germany |
Date made: | 1906 |
People: | Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany; Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany Kiel Yacht Club P. Sturm |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 99 mm |