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Medal commemorating the Battle of Coronel, 1914
Medal commemorating the Battle of Coronel, 1914. Obverse: Winged Victory carrying a flaming sword in her right hand and a wreath in her left. Legend: 'GOTT SEGNETE DE VEREINIGTEN HEERE'. Reverse: Inscription, 'AN DER CHIL. KÜSTE VERN. DEUTSCHE KRIEGSSCHIFFE EIN ENGL. GESCHWADER 1. NOV. 1914' (Off the Chilean Coast German warships destroy an English Squadron. 1 Nov. 1914).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2429 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Ziegler, H.; Hörnlein, F. |
| Events: | World War I: Battle of Coronel, 1914; World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Date made: | 1914 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 15 mm |