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Description: | Medal commemorating Admiral Maximilian Johannes Maria Hubertus von Spee (1861-1914) and the Battle of Coronel, 1914. Obverse: Bust of Admiral von Spee in uniform (right). Legend: 'VIZEADMIRAL GRAF VON SPEE.' On edge, incuse, below: 'VERL . BALL . BERLIN.' Reverse: Within a band enclosing legend starboard-bow view of a cruiser (left), a second sinking by the stern (right), another in the distance. Legend: 'SEESCHLACHT . BEI . SANTA . MARIA . AM . I . NOVEMBER . 1914.' (Sea action off Santa Maria. A.M. 1 November 1914.)
caption: Medal commemorating Admiral von Spee and the Battle of Coronel, 1914; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating Admiral von Spee and the Battle of Coronel, 1914; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals Maximilian Johannes Maria Hubertus Von Spee | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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