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Coin commemorating HMAS 'Sydney' and SMS 'Emden'
A Mexican dollar. Obverse: An eagle, a snake held in its beak and talons, poised on a prickly pear. Legend: 'REPUBLICA-MEXICANA'. Reverse: The cap of liberty, rays proceeding from it inscribed: 'LIBERTAD'. Legend: '8R . GO. 1889 . R . R . 10 D . 20C'. Set in a mount by W. Kerr with a crown and ring and bands engraved with the names of the two ships and date. On suspension bands: Obverse: 'NOV 9 1914 HMAS SYDNEY SMS EMDEN.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2751 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Commemorative coin - dollar |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Kerr, W. |
| Events: | World War I: Destruction of the Emden, 1914; World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Vessels: | Emden (1908); Sydney 1912 (HMAS) |
| Date made: | 1889 & 1914 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 62 x 38 mm |
| Parts: | Coin commemorating HMAS 'Sydney' and SMS 'Emden' |