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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |