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Medal commemorating the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 1914

Medal commemorating the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 1914. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Maximilian Johannes Maria Hubertus von Spee (1861-1914) in uniform (three-quarter right). Legend: 'VICEADMIRAL GRAF VON SPEE'. Reverse: A nude female figure kneeling on the shore (right), her right hand across her face in grief; a cruiser sinking below; a sickle moon above.
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Object Details

ID: MEC2348
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Löwental, Artur Immanuel
Places: Germany
Events: World War I: Battle of the Falkland Islands, 1914; World War I, 1914-1918
Date made: 1914
People: Hubertus, Maximilian Johannes Maria
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 99 mm