Medal commemorating Count von Spee Count Otto and Count Henry von Spee and the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 1914

Medal commemorating Count von Spee Count Otto and Count Henry von Spee and the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 1914. Obverse: Bust of Admiral von Spee (centre) and the two counts Henry and Otto on either side behind in uniform (all three-quarter right). Legend: 'DREI HELDEN ZUR SEE.' (Three heroes at sea.) Exergue: 'ADMIRAL GRAF v. SPEE GRAF OTTO GRAF HEINRICH.' (Admiral Count von Spee, Count Otto, Count Henry). Reverse: Three seagulls flying over the sea against a background of clouds, sun rays behind (left) and date below. Below, right: 'VERL BALL BERLIN.' Exergue: '8 . 12 . 1914.'

Object Details

ID: MEC2438
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Eue, Franz
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; Hubertus, Maximilian Johannes Maria Spee, Heinrich vond Spee, Heinrich vond Spee, Otto vond Spee, Otto vond
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 36 mm