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Medal commemorating volunteers from Scandinavia, 1849
Medal commemorating volunteers from Scandinavia, 1849. Obverse: Heimdal, the Norse god of light blowing his horn standing on the bridge of Heaven, sword in right hand, a cock crowing at his feet. Legend: 'NU STANDER STRIDEN UNDER IUTLAND.' (Now is there strife hard by Jutland.) Reverse: Two Norse warriors standing in a viking ship with a single sail. Legend: 'OG BØREN BLAESER DENNEM IND FOR DANMARK.' (And the fair wind blows them towards Denmark.) Exergue: 'TIL DE FRIVILLIGE FRA BRODERRIGERNE.' (To the volunteers from sister-lands.) In the Schleswig-Holstein war Denmark appealed for volunteers from Sweden and Norway.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0447 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | P. Petersen |
| Places: | Denmark |
| Events: | Schleswig-Holstein war, 1848-1852 |
| Date made: | 1849 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 40 mm |
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