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Medal commemorating Emperor William II Commodore of the Kiel Yacht Club and its Jubilee
Medal commemorating Emperor William II Commodore of the Kiel Yacht Club and its Jubilee. An oblong plaque. Obverse: Bust of the Emperor William II in plain clothes and yachting cap (left). 'WILHELM . II . KAISER . UND . KOENIG . KOMMODORE . DES . K . Y . C.' Reverse: Port-bow view of a schooner, in the distance a yawl, both under full sail; in the foreground Neptune with his trident reclining on the beach, a buoy beyond. Inscription above: 'ZUM . XXV . JAEHRIGEN . BESTEHEN . DES . K.Y.C. KIEL JUNI 1887 1912' (The twenty-fifth year of the existence of the K.Y.C. Kiel. June 1887-1912).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2422 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | W. Haverkamp and Awes; A. Werner and söhne |
| Places: | Germany |
| Events: | Opening of the Kiel Yacht Club 1887 |
| Date made: | 1912 |
| People: | Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 71 x 50 mm |