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Medal commemorating the Battle of the Java Sea, 1942

Medal commemorating the Battle of the Java Sea, 1942. Obverse: Short bust of Rear-Admiral Krel W.F.M. Doorman (1889-1942) in uniform, face three-quarter left. Legend: 'K . W . F . M . DOORMAN SCHOUT BIJ NACHT.' (K.W.F.M. Doorman Rear-Admiral.) Reverse: Port broadside bow view of a battleship showing forward guns and conning tower, bow wave below; above a map of Java, part of Borneo and Sumatra. Legend: 'IK VAL AAN, VOLGT MIJ' (I lead, he follows). Below, in small lettering: 'SLAG IN DE JAVAZEE 27 FEBRUARI 1942.' (Battle of the Java Sea, 27 February 1942.)
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Object Details

ID: MEC2315
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Poldon
Places: Netherlands
Events: World War II: Battle of the Java Sea, 1942
Date made: 1942
People: Doorman, Karel Willem Frederik Marie
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 59 mm