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Medal commemorating the Battle of the Java Sea, 1942
Medal commemorating the Battle of the Java Sea, 1942. Obverse: Short bust of Rear-Admiral Krel W.F.M. Doorman (1889-1942) in uniform, face three-quarter left. Legend: 'K . W . F . M . DOORMAN SCHOUT BIJ NACHT.' (K.W.F.M. Doorman Rear-Admiral.) Reverse: Port broadside bow view of a battleship showing forward guns and conning tower, bow wave below; above a map of Java, part of Borneo and Sumatra. Legend: 'IK VAL AAN, VOLGT MIJ' (I lead, he follows). Below, in small lettering: 'SLAG IN DE JAVAZEE 27 FEBRUARI 1942.' (Battle of the Java Sea, 27 February 1942.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2315 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Poldon |
| Places: | Netherlands |
| Events: | World War II: Battle of the Java Sea, 1942 |
| Date made: | 1942 |
| People: | Doorman, Karel Willem Frederik Marie |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 59 mm |