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).
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0497 |
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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 |