Medal commemorating the defeat of the Anglo-French Armoured Squadron off the Dardanelles, 1915

Medal commemorating the defeat of the Anglo-French Armoured Squadron off the Dardanelles, 1915. Obverse: Winged Victory carrying a flaming sword in her right and a wreath in her left hand. Legend: 'GOTT SEGNETE DE VEREINIGTEN HEERE'. Reverse: Inscription, 'NIEDERLAGE DES ENGL. FRANZ. PANZERGESCHW. VOR DEN DARDANELLEN 18 MÄRZ 1915' (Defeat of the Anglo-French Armoured Squadron off the Dardanelles, 18 March 1915).

Object Details

ID: MEC2454
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Ziegler, H.
Events: World War I, 1914-1918; World War I: Gallipoli campaign, 1915-1916
Date made: 1915
People: Ziegler, H.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 15 mm