Medal commemorating Captain-Lieutenant Helmuth von Mücke (1881-1957) and the cruiser 'Emden'
Medal commemorating Captain-Lieutenant Helmuth von Mücke (1881-1957) and the cruiser 'Emden'. Obverse: Short bust of von Mücke in uniform (left). Legend: 'KAPITÄNLEUTNANT VON MÜCKE.' Reverse: Port broadside view of ship. Exergue: 'KREUZER EMDEN UNTERGANG A . II . NOV . 1914.'
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Object details
| ID: | MEC2436 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | M & W St |
| Places: | Germany |
| Events: | World War I: Destruction of the Emden, 1914; World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Vessels: | Emden (1908) |
| Date made: | 1914 |
| People: | Mücke, Helmuth von |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 33 mm |