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Medal commemorating Admiral Eduard von Capelle (1855-1931) and the Battle of Jutland, 1916
Medal commemorating Admiral Eduard von Capelle (1855-1931) and the Battle of Jutland, 1916. Obverse: Bust of Admiral von Capelle in uniform (three-quarter left). Legend: 'ADMIRAL v. CAPELLE.' Reverse: A nude man in mid-air holding aloft a wreath in his right and a flag in his left hand, above, the imperial crown; battleships in action in the distance, shells falling in the water in foreground. Legend: 'NICHT DURCH ZUFALL, SONDERN TÜCHTIGKEIT.' (Not by chance, but by ability.) Below: 'SKAGERRAK I . JUNI 1916.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2470 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | B. H. Mayer |
| Events: | World War I: Battle of Jutland, 1916; World War I: Battle of Jutland, 1916 World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Date made: | 1916 |
| People: | Capelle, Eduard von; Capelle, Eduard von B. H. Mayer |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |