Medal commemorating Admiral von Spee and the Battle of Coronel, 1914

Medal commemorating Admiral Maximilian Johannes Maria Hubertus von Spee (1861-1914) and the Battle of Coronel, 1914. Obverse: Bust of Admiral von Spee in uniform (right). Legend: 'VIZEADMIRAL GRAF VON SPEE.' On edge, incuse, below: 'VERL . BALL . BERLIN.' Reverse: Within a band enclosing legend starboard-bow view of a cruiser (left), a second sinking by the stern (right), another in the distance. Legend: 'SEESCHLACHT . BEI . SANTA . MARIA . AM . I . NOVEMBER . 1914.' (Sea action off Santa Maria. A.M. 1 November 1914.)

Object Details

ID: MEC2427
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Grünthal, Hugo; Ziegler, H.
Places: Germany
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: 35 mm
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