Medal commemorating SS 'Imperator', Hamburg American Line

Medal commemorating SS 'Imperator', Hamburg American Line. Obverse: Bust of the Emperor in uniform and cloak (right). Legend: 'WILHELM II . IMPERATOR . REX'. Reverse: Port-bow view of the liner 'Imperator' under steam, a tug (right). Inscription: 'TURBINEN SCHNELL DAMPFER . IMPERATOR 1913 HAMBURG-AMERIKA-LINIE' (Fast turbine steamer 'Imperator' (right) Hamburg American Line (left)).

Object Details

ID: MEC2196
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Kühl, C.
Places: Germany
Vessels: Imperator (1912)
Date made: 1913
People: Hamburg American Line; Kühl, C.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 59 mm