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Medal commemorating Captain-Lieutenant Otto von Weddigen (1882-1915) Commander of 'U9' and 'U29'
Medal commemorating Captain-Lieutenant Otto von Weddigen (1882-1915) Commander of 'U9' and 'U29'. Obverse: The officer's bust, three-quarters left, wearing cap and undress uniform. Legend: 'KAPITÄNLEUTNANT OTTO WEDDIGEN.' Reverse: Two cruisers sinking, a third in distance (right), two periscopes above water in foreground. Legend and inscripion: 'ZUM GEDÄCHTNIS UNSERES SEEHELDEN.' (In memory of our sea hero.) Exergue: '1914 - 1915.' Below: 'OERTEL BERLIN.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2445 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Eue, Franz |
| Places: | Germany |
| Vessels: | U29 fl.1915 (German); U9 fl.1914 (German) |
| Date made: | 1915 |
| People: | Weddigen, Captain-Otto von; Weddigen, Captain-Otto von |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 34 mm |