An image showing 'Medal commemorating the Battle of Jutland, 1916; obverse'

An image showing 'Medal commemorating the Battle of Jutland, 1916; reverse'

An image showing 'Medal commemorating the Battle of Jutland, 1916'

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Medal commemorating the Battle of Jutland, 1916

Medal commemorating the Battle of Jutland, 1916. Obverse: A bulldog (Britain) swimming in the sea attacked by an eagle (Germany). Legend: 'ZUR SEESCHLACHT VOR DEM SKAGERRAK.' (To the naval battle off the Skagerrak.) Exergue: '31 MAI 1916.' Reverse: Death, drapery hanging from its shoulder, trampling on a boat filled with men, a ship in the distance. Exergue: 'TODESKAMPF ZUR SEE IM WELTKRIEG.' (Death-struggle at sea in the world war.)

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Object Details

ID:	MEC2386
Collection:	Coins and medals
Type:	Medal
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	H. Lindl
Places:	Germany
Events:	World War I: Battle of Jutland, 1916; World War I, 1914-1918
Date made:	1916
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 73 mm