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Medal commemorating depicting Admiral Count von Spee and the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 1914
Medal commemorating Admiral Count von Spee and the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 1914. Obverse: Bust of Admiral von Spee in uniform (three-quarter left). Legend: 'VICEADMIRAL GRAF VON SPEE.' Reverse: an anchor wreathed with laurel upon a cross, crowned, with ribbons. Legend: 'EHR UND RUHM ZIERET DEUTSCHES HELDENTUM.' (Honour and glory adorns German heroism.) In the field: (left) '8 DEZ.'; (right) '1914.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2441 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Lauer, L. C. |
| Places: | Germany |
| Events: | World War I: Battle of the Falkland Islands, 1914; World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Date made: | 1914 |
| People: | Hubertus, Maximilian Johannes Maria; Hubertus, Maximilian Johannes Maria Lauer, L. C. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 34 mm |
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