Medal cast

Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Reverse cracked. Obverse: Bust of Admiral von Spee. Legend: 'VIZEADMIRAL GRAF VON SPEE'. Reverse: Battle of Coronel. Legend: 'SEESCHLACHT . BEI . SANTA . MARIA . AM . I . NOVEMBER .1914.'

Object Details

ID: SEC1447
Type: Medal cast
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Ziegler
Events: World War I, 1914-1918; World War I: Battle of Coronel, 1914
Vessels: Hogue (1900)
Date made: 1 Nov 1914
People: Hubertus, Maximilian Johannes Maria
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 15 mm x 107 mm