Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Reverse cracked. Obverse: Bust of Captain von Müller in uniform (three-quarter left). Legend: 'FREGATTENKAPITÄN VON MÜLLER.' Reverse: Within a band enclosing legend starboard broadside view of SMS 'Emden' under steam; 'S . M . S . EMDEN' above, below the arms of the city of Emden and '1914'. Legend: 'EINE . NEUE . STÄRKERE . EMDEN . WIRD . ERSTEHEN . W . I . R.' (A new, stronger 'Emden' will arise. W.I.R.)
Object Details
| ID: | SEC1425 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Vessels: | Emden (1908) |
| Date made: | 11 Nov 1914 |
| People: | Müller, Karl Friedrich Max von |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 35 mm |
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