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Medal commemorating the destruction of the English armoured cruisers 'Aboukir', 'Hogue' and 'Cressy', by 'U 9', 1914
Medal commemorating the destruction of the English armoured cruisers 'Aboukir', 'Hogue' and 'Cressy' by 'U 9', 1914. Obverse: An eagle, wings stretched, standing on a laurel branch, the sea below. Reverse: Inscription within a laurel wreath, 'U9 vernichtet am 22. Sept. 1914 3 eng. Kreuzer Abukir Hogue u. Cressy' ('U9' destroys on 22 Sept. 1914 three English cruisers, 'Aboukir', 'Hogue' and 'Cressy').
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2424 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hörnlein, F. |
| Places: | Germany |
| Events: | World War I: Sinking of Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy, 1914; World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Vessels: | Aboukir (1900); Cressy (1899) U9 fl.1914 (German) Hogue (1900) |
| Date made: | 1914 |
| People: | Hörnlein, F. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 30 mm |
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