Medal commemorating Admiral Reinhard von Scheer (1863-1928) and the Battle of Jutland, 1916

Medal commemorating Admiral Reinhard Scheer (1863-1928) and the Battle of Jutland, 1916. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Scheer in uniform (left). Legend: 'ADMIRAL SCHEER.' Reverse: A nude man in mid-air holding aloft a wreath in his right and a flag in his left hand, above, the imperial crown; battleships in action in the distance, shells falling in the water in foreground. Legend: 'NICHT DURCH ZUFALL, SONDERN TÜCHTIGKEIT.' (Not by chance but by ability.) Below: 'SKAGERRAK I . JUNI 1916.'

Object Details

ID: MEC2466
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: B. H. Mayer
Events: World War I: Battle of Jutland, 1916; World War I, 1914-1918
Date made: 1916
People: Scheer, Rheinhold von; Scheer, Rheinhold von
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 41 mm