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 |
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