Medal commemorating the return of Count Waldersee from China, 1901

Medal commemorating the return of Count Waldersee from China, 1901. Obverse: Germany holding a crowned shield in her right and a wreath in her left outstretched hand, welcoming the arrival of a battleship (right); sunset in the distance and a quay in the foreground. Below: '1901'. Reverse: In oak spray with inscription above and below it 'ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DIE HEIMKEHR AUS CHINA. GEWIDMET VON DEN BÜRGERN DER STADT WILHELMSHAVEN'. (In memory of the homecoming from China. Presented by the Town Council of Wilhelmshaven.) Fitted with a loop in the form of an oak leaf.

Object Details

ID: MEC2418
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Places: Germany
Date made: 1901
People: Waldersee, Countfl
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 41 mm