Medal commemorating Captain Count Dohna-Schlodien and the return of the 'Moewe'

Medal commemorating Nikolaus Burggraf und Graf zu Dohna-Schlodien and the return of the 'Möwe'. Obverse: Bust of Captain Count Dohna-Schlodien in uniform and cap (right). Legend (incuse): 'KORVETTENKAPITAEN GRAF ZU DOHNA SCHLODIEN.' Below (incuse): 'VERL . BALL BERLIN.' (Publisher, Ball, Berlin. Reverse: A nude man standing on the shore with arms outstretched; above, a seagull; below (left) partial port broadside view of a steamer, inscription, above: 'S . M . S . MOEWE.'

Object Details

ID: MEC2461
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Götze, M.; Ball, Robert
Vessels: Moewe 1914 (German)
Date made: 1916
People: Dohna-Schlodien, Nikolaus zu; Dohna-Schlodien, Nikolaus zu Götze, M. Ball, Robert
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 34 mm