Medal cast

Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Tirpitz in uniform (three-quarter left). Legend: 'GROSSADMIRAL VON . TIRPITZ'. Reverse: Neptune wading in the sea blowing a conch shell, a trident in his right hand; a submarine and a cliff with a lighthouse in the distance (right). Legend: 'GOTT . STRAFE . ENGLAND .' Inscription: '18 . FEBVAR . 1915'.

Object Details

ID: SEC1443
Type: Medal cast
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Löwental, Artur Immanuel
Events: World War I, 1914-1918
People: Tirpitz, Alfred Peter Friedrich von
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 5 mm x 49 mm