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Description: | Medal commemorating the loss of submarine 'U22' and airship 'L19', 1916. Obverse: Death with clenched fists wading through the sea towards the English coast over which an airship is bursting into flames. Legend: 'U22 L19 ENGLAND . DAS . MASS . IST VOLL .' (Submarine No. 22, Airship No. 19, England, the measure is full.) Reverse: Within a hollow decorated band the German flag: inscription below. Inscription: 'EXORIARE ALIQVIS . NOSTRIS EX . OSSIBVS VLTOR.' (May some avenger arise from our bones.) Border formed of bomb explosions.
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | U22 fl.1916 (German) medals | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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