Medal commemorating Captain Karl von Müller (1873-1923) and the cruiser 'Emden'
Medal commemorating Captain Karl von Müller (1873-1923) and the cruiser 'Emden'. Obverse: Bust of Captain von Müller in uniform (three-quarter left). Legend: 'FREGATTENKAPITÄN VON MÜLLER.' Reverse: Within a band enclosing legend starboard broadside view of SMS 'Emden' under steam; 'S . M . S . EMDEN' above, below the arms of the city of Emden and '1914'. Legend: 'EINE . NEUE . STÄRKERE . EMDEN . WIRD . ERSTEHEN . W . I . R.' (A new, stronger 'Emden' will arise. W.I.R.)
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Object Details
ID: | MEC2430 |
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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: Destruction of the Emden, 1914; World War I, 1914-1918 |
Vessels: | Emden (1908) |
Date made: | 1914 |
People: | Müller, Karl Friedrich Max von; Müller, Karl Friedrich Max von Ziegler, H. Grünthal, Hugo |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 35 mm |