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: 'HELDEMN . VERTEIDIG . VON TSINGTAU GEG . JAPANER u . ENGLANDER 27 . AUG . 7 . NOV . 1914.' Commemorates defence of Tsingtao by German forces against Japanese and English.
Object Details
| ID: | SEC1424 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Date made: | 1914 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 4 mm x 18 mm x 15 mm |