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Medal commemorating Captain-Lieutenant Otto von Weddigen (1882-1915) submarine commander
Medal commemorating Captain-Lieutenant Otto von Weddigen (1882-1915), submarine commander. Obverse: Bust of Lieutenant Weddigen in uniform and cap (three-quarter left), inscription (right and left): 'KOMMANDANT AUF "U29" OTTO WEDDIGEN.' Reverse: A Viking in helmet and armour, a spear in right, a tiller in left hand, standing in the stern of a sinking boat. Legend: 'EWIG . UNVERGESSEN . BLEIBE - KÜHNER . WIKING-DEINE . TODESFART.' (Bold Viking, may thy death cruise remain for ever unforgotten.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2359 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Löwental, Artur Immanuel |
| Places: | Germany |
| Vessels: | U29 fl.1915 (German) |
| Date made: | 1915 |
| People: | Weddigen, Captain-Otto von |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 115 mm |