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Medal commemorating the action at Chemulpo, 1904
Medal commemorating the action at Chemulpo, 1904. Obverse: Two vessels steaming to right. Legend, above is in Cyrillic ('Varyag' and 'Koreets'). Reverse: The Naval Ensign on a staff crossed with an anchor with chain. Legend. above is in Russian (To the memory of the 'Varyag' and 'Koreets'). Fitted with a loop and ring.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2246 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Places: | Russia |
| Events: | Russo-Japanese War: Action at Chemulpo, 1904 |
| Vessels: | Koreets fl.1904 (Russian); Varyag fl.1904 (Russian) |
| Date made: | 1904 |
| People: | Rudnev, Vfl |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 30 x 21 mm |