Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medalet. Obverse: Victory holding a flaming sword and a wreath. Legend: 'GOT SEGNETE UNSERE TAPFEREN HEERE'. (God has blessed our brave hosts). Reverse: Inscription: 'AN DER CHIL. KÜSTE VERN. DEUTSCHE KRIEGSSCHIFFE EIN ENGL. GESCHWADER 1. NOV. 1914' (Off the Chilean Coast German warships destroy an English Squadron. 1 Nov. 1914).
Object Details
| ID: | SEC1423 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | World War I: Battle of Coronel, 1914; World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Date made: | 1 Nov 1914 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 4 mm x 17 mm x 15 mm |