Medal cast

Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Von Spee. Legend: 'VIZEADMIRAL GRAF VON SPEE'. Edge: 'VERL. BALL. BERLIN'. Reverse: 'SEESCHLACHT . BEI . SANTA . MARIA . AM . I . NOVEMBER .1914'. (Sea action off Santa Maria. A.M. 1 November 1914.)

Object Details

ID: SEC1422
Type: Medal cast
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Ziegler
Events: World War I: Battle of Coronel, 1914; World War I, 1914-1918
Date made: 1 Nov 1914
People: Hubertus, Maximilian Johannes Maria
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 5 mm x 35 mm