Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of Captain von Muller. In the field: 'KAPITAN V. MULLER'. Legend: 'NAVIGARE NECESSE EST VIVERE NON NECESSE'. Reverse: View of cruiser Emden. Exergue: 'KREUZER "EMDEN" UNTERGANG A.11 NOV.1914.' Commemorates the sinking of the 'Emden'.
Object Details
| ID: | SEC1427 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | World War I: Destruction of the Emden, 1914; 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: 7 mm x 33 mm |
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