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Medal commemorating the Battle of Jutland, 1916
Medal commemorating the Battle of Jutland, 1916. Obverse: Foreward starboard view of the 'Lion' under steam firing guns, shells bursting in the water around her; three German vessels in the distance. Exergue: 'XXXI . MAY'. Below this: 'MDCCCCXVI.' Reverse: An upright anchor entwined with two laurel wreaths enclosing the names of 'JELLICOE' and 'BEATTY' and above, a naval crown. Legend: (upper semicircle) 'THE . VICTORY . OF . JUTLAND . BANK'; (lower semi-circle) 'AUSP. REG. SOC. NUMISMATICAE.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2058 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Stabler, Harold |
| Events: | World War I: Battle of Jutland, 1916; World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Vessels: | Lion (1910) |
| Date made: | 1916 |
| People: | Jellicoe, John Rushworth; Beatty, David |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 76 mm |
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