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An image showing 'Medal commemorating the gunboat 'Iltis' and the bombardment of the Taku forts, 1900; obverse'
An image showing 'Medal commemorating the gunboat 'Iltis' and the bombardment of the Taku forts, 1900; reverse'
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Medal commemorating the gunboat 'Iltis' and the bombardment of the Taku forts, 1900

Medal commemorating the gunboat 'Iltis' and the bombardment of the Taku forts, 1900. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of the gunboat 'Iltis'. Legend: 'S . M . S . ILTIS KANONENBOOT.' (Gunboat) Reverse: Bird's-eye view of the Peiho river and forts and an international squadron bombarding them. Legend: 'BOMBARDEMENT DER.' Exergue: 'TAKU-FORTS 1900.' The artist is a member of the firm J. Oertel.
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Object Details

ID: MEC2416
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: O. Oertel
Places: Germany
Events: Boxer Rebellion: Taku Forts, 1900
Vessels: Iltis (1898)
Date made: 1900
People: O. Oertel
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 35 mm