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An image showing 'Medal commemorating Admiral Maximilian Johannes Maria Hubertus von Spee (1861-1914) and the Battle of Coronel, 1914; reverse'
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Medal commemorating Admiral Maximilian Johannes Maria Hubertus von Spee (1861-1914) and the Battle of Coronel, 1914

Medal commemorating Admiral Maximilian Johannes Maria Hubertus von Spee (1861-1914) and the Battle of Coronel, 1914. Obverse: The Admiral's bust (three-quarters right). Fur collar round neck. Legend: 'MAXIMILIAN . GRAF . VON . SPEE . VIZEADMIRAL.' Reverse: An eagle, wings folded, standing on back of dolphin swimming in the sea. Across the field: '19-14.' Legend: 'SEESCHLACHT . BEI . SANTA . MARIA . 1 . NOV.' (Sea-battle off Santa Maria).
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Object Details

ID: MEC2344
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Goetz, Karl
Events: World War I: Battle of Coronel, 1914; World War I, 1914-1918
Date made: 1914
People: Hubertus, Maximilian Johannes Maria; Hubertus, Maximilian Johannes Maria
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 103 mm