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Medal commemorating the destruction of the English armoured cruisers 'Aboukir', 'Hogue' and 'Cressy' by 'U 9', 1914
Medal commemorating the destruction of the English armoured cruisers 'Aboukir', 'Hogue' and 'Cressy' by 'U 9', 1914. Obverse: Bust of Captain-Lieutenant Otto von Weddigen (1882-1915) in uniform and cap (three-quarter left). Legend: 'KAPITÄN LEUTNANT OTTO WEDDIGEN.' Reverse: A cruiser sinking by the stern, two others in the distance. In the field (incuse): '. 22 . SEPT . 1914 .' Exergue: 'DIE VERNICHTUNG . DER . ENGLISCHEN . PANZERKREUZER . ABOUKIR . HOGUE . CRESSY . DURCH . U . 9 .' (The destruction of the English armoured cruisers 'Aboukir', 'Hogue', 'Cressy', by 'U.9.')
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2423 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Ziegler, H. |
| Places: | Germany |
| Events: | World War I: Sinking of Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy, 1914; World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Vessels: | Aboukir (1900); Cressy (1899) Hogue (1900) U9 fl.1914 (German) |
| Date made: | 1914 |
| People: | Weddigen, Captain-Otto von; Weddigen, Captain-Otto von |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 34 mm |