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An image showing 'Medal commemorating the Battles of Heligoland and Lissa and Admiral von Tegetthoff; reverse'
An image showing 'Medal commemorating the Battles of Heligoland and Lissa and Admiral von Tegetthoff; obverse'
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Medal commemorating the Battles of Heligoland and Lissa and Admiral von Tegetthoff

Medal commemorating the Battles of Heligoland and Lissa and Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff (1827-1871). Obverse: Bust of Admiral Tegetthoff in uniform (right). Legend: 'WILHELM VON TEGETTHOFF.' Reverse: Winged Fame mounted on a sea-horse, a wreath in her raised right hand, a palm in her left. Legend: 'HELGOLAND . 9 . MAI 1864 LISSA 2O . JULI 1866.'
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Object details

ID: MEC0272
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Tautenhayn, Johann Joseph
Places: Germany
Events: Third Italian War of Independence: Battle of Lissa, 1866; Second Schleswig War: Battle of Heligoland, 1864
Date made: 1866
People: Tegetthoff, Wilhelm von
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 62 mm