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An image showing 'Medal commemorating depicting Admiral Count von Spee and the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 1914; obverse'
An image showing 'Medal commemorating depicting Admiral Count von Spee and the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 1914; reverse'
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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
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