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Medal commemorating Admiral Reinhard von Scheer (1863-1928) and the Battle of Jutland, 1916
Medal commemorating Admiral Reinhard Scheer (1863-1928) and the Battle of Jutland, 1916. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Scheer (left). In field below: 'H . K 1916.' (Professor Hugo Kaufman) Legend: 'ADMIRAL SCHEER . DER SIEGER VOM SKAGERRAK.' (Admiral Scheer, the victor of Skagerrak.) Reverse: Port-bow view of a cruiser and port broadside view of another (left) steaming in a rough sea; a Zeppelin above. In the field (left): '31 . MAI- I . JUNI 1916.' Below (incuse): 'VERL . BALL BERLIN' (Publisher)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2467 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Kaufmann, Hugo; Ball, Robert |
| Places: | Germany |
| Events: | World War I: Battle of Jutland, 1916; World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Date made: | 1916 |
| People: | Scheer, Rheinhold von; Scheer, Rheinhold von |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 35 mm |