Medal cast

Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of Field-Marshal von der Goltz in uniform, orders and medal (three-quarter left). Legend: 'GENERALFELDMARSCHALL FRHR . v . d . GOLTZ.' (FRHR . i.e. Freiherr = Baron) Reverse: Bird's-eye view of the mouth of the Dardanelles, several ships sinking. Above: '1915.' Exergue: 'SIEGREICHE VERTEIDIGUNG DER DARDANELLEN.' (Victorious defence of the Dardanelles.)

Object Details

ID: SEC1439
Type: Medal cast
Display location: Not on display
Events: World War I, 1914-1918
Date made: 1915
People: Goltz, Wilhelm Leopold Colmar Freiherr von der
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 6 mm x 35 mm