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Medal commemorating the attack by German naval airships, 1915
Medal commemorating the attack by German naval airships, 1915. 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, 'DEUTSCHE MARINE LUFTSCHIFFE BOMBARDIEREN BEFEST . ENGL . KÜSTENPLÄTZE . I . D . NACHT 19 . 20 . JAN 1915.' (German Naval Airship bombardment of English coastal fortifications during the night of 19/20 Jan. 1915.) Fitted with a ring and loop. The raid was intended to target Humberside, but diveted by strong winds, the two Zeppelins dropped their bombs on coastal towns in Norfolk instead.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2448 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Ziegler, H. |
| Events: | World War I: Zeppelin raids, 1915 |
| Date made: | 1915 |
| People: | Ziegler, H. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 15 mm |