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Description: | duplicate specimen: see MED 88
German First World War medalet, number 3 in a series of over a hundred patriotic medalets (or 'Victory pennies',
designed to be worn from a watch chain) chronicling German naval and military successes of the first two years of the First World War. The
obverse of the piece bears the standard design for the series, a winged figure of Victory holding a flaming sword and victor's laurel
wreath crown together with an inscription 'GOTT SEGNETE UNSERE TAPFEREN HEERE' ('God hath blessed our valiant Armies'). The reverse text of
this piece commemorates the bombardment of the French Algerian ports of Bône and Philippeville by the German cruisers Göben and Breslau on
4 August 1914. These warships, pursued by a strong Royal Naval force, eventually escaped to Turkey on 10 August 1914. Germany sold both
cruisers to the Turkish government and their acquisition proved a powerful influence in Turkey's later decision to join the Central
Powers. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | German Navy & SMS Breslau Mediterranean & Philippeville German Navy & SMS Göben Naval Operations commemorative First World War Mediterranean & Bône Bombardment of & 4/8/1914 | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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