Medal commemorating the glory of the submarine
Medal commemorating the glory of the submarine. Obverse: A giant, a club raised in his right hand, wading to the waist in water, pierced to the heart by a spear from a Triton swimming beneath the surface. Reverse: The German ensign on a staff, blowing out; below, an inscription, a spray of laurel underneath, in praise of the submarine: 'MEERESTÜCKE UMGIBT DICH, VERNICHTUNG DROHT DIR VOM FEIND, -DOCH GEFAHR NICHT ACHTEND SUCHST IHN, VERDIRBST IHN, SCHÜTZST HEIMAT UND HERD HERRLICHES U-BOAT!' (Describing it as a defence from evil-wishers, keeping constant watchfulness, the protector of hearth and home; magnificent U-boat)
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Object Details
ID: | MEC2477 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Lauer Bros |
Events: | World War I, 1914-1918 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 33 mm |