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.)

Object Details

ID: MEC2430
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