Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: An eagle, wings partly stretched, standing on a laurel branch, the sea below. Reverse: Inscription within a laurel wreath, 'DEM EHREN . VOLLEN GEDENKEN S . M . SCHIFFE SCHARNHORST GNEISENAU LEIPSIG NÜRNBERG 8 . DEZ . 1914.' (To the honoured memory of S.M. ships 'Scharnhorst', 'Gneisenau', 'Leipzig', 'Nürnberg', 8 Dec. 1914.)
Object Details
| ID: | SEC1434 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hörnlein, F. |
| Events: | World War I: Battle of the Falkland Islands, 1914; World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Date made: | 8 Dec 1914 |
| People: | Hubertus, Maximilian Johannes Maria |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 31 mm |
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