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Medal commemorating the Battle of Jutland, 1916

Medal commemorating the Battle of Jutland, 1916. Obverse: Jugate busts of Admirals Jellicoe and Beatty (three-quarter right), wearing full dress uniform. A laurel branch covers the lower portion. Legend: 'RESOLUTE IN ACTION JUTLAND MAY 31-JUNE I . 1916'. Reverse: Inscription (within laurel wreath), 'THE GERMAN . HIGH- -SEA . FLEET HELD AGAINST . ODDS TILL . ROUTED BY . INVINCIBLE MIGHT'. Legend (circular): 'STRUCK . UNDER . THE . AUSPICES . OF . THE . ROYAL . NUMISMATIC . SOCIETY . 1916 . AE . PRESIDENT.'

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Object Details

ID:	MEC2101
Collection:	Coins and medals
Type:	Medal
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Walter Gilbert; Wheeler, Charles Thomas
Events:	World War I: Battle of Jutland, 1916; World War I, 1914-1918
Date made:	1916
People:	Jellicoe, John Rushworth; Beatty, David Walter Gilbert Wheeler, Charles Thomas
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 76 mm