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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.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2428 |
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| 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 Ziegler, H. Grünthal, Hugo |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 35 mm |