Medal commemorating Grossadmiral Alfred von Tirpitz (1849-1930) and the submarine campaign
Medal commemorating Grossadmiral Alfred von Tirpitz (1849-1930) and the submarine campaign. Obverse: Bust of Admiral von Tirpitz in uniform and order (front). Inscription: 'TIRPITZ GROSSADMIRAL 1915.' Legend: 'EIN TODESPFEIL IM HERZEN ENGLANDS IST JEDES DEUTSCHE SCHIFE HERWEGH.' (A death shaft in England's heart is every German seamen's aim.) Reverse: A ship sinking (right), a conning tower of a submarine with men on board (left) a rowing boat with men in it in foreground. Legend: 'PAROLESCHIFF VERSENKEN . MENSCHEN RETTEN.' (A patrol vessel rescues drowning men.)
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Object details
| ID: | MEC2452 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Grünthal, Hugo |
| Date made: | 1915 |
| People: | Tirpitz, Alfred Peter Friedrich von; Tirpitz, Alfred Peter Friedrich von |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 33 mm |