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 (left). In field below: 'H . K 1916.' (Professor Hugo Kaufman) Legend: 'ADMIRAL SCHEER . DER SIEGER VOM SKAGERRAK.' (Admiral Scheer, the victor of Skagerrak.) Reverse: Port-bow view of a cruiser and port broadside view of another (left) steaming in a rough sea; a Zeppelin above. In the field (left): '31 . MAI- I . JUNI 1916.' Below (incuse): 'VERL . BALL BERLIN' (Publisher)

Object Details

ID: MEC2467
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Kaufmann, Hugo; Ball, Robert
Places: Germany
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: 35 mm