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Medal commemorating the bombardment of Scarborough and Hartlepool, 1914
Medal commemorating the bombardment of Scarborough and Hartlepool, 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, 'BESCHIESS VON SCARBOROUGH U . HARTLEPOOL DURCH DEUTSCHE SCHIFFE 16 . DEZ . 1914.' (Bombardment of Scarborough and Hartlepool by German ships. 16 Dec. 1914.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2443 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Display - Forgotten Fighters |
| Creator: | Ziegler, H. |
| Places: | Germany |
| Events: | World War I: Bombardment of Scarborough and Hartlepool, 1914; World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Date made: | 1914 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 15 mm |