Naval reward counter commemorating the action off Eckernförde, 1849

Naval reward counter commemorating the action off Eckernförde, 1849. Obverse: Batteries on shore in foreground firing at two vessels. Legend: 'ECKERNFÖRDE.' Exergue: 'd 21 Ap 1848'. Reverse: Inscription, 'And : an die gefallenen deutschen HELDEN' (In memory of the fallen German heroes).

Object Details

ID: MEC0497
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Places: Germany
Events: First Schleswig War: Action off Eckernförde, 1849
Date made: 1849
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 23 mm