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Description: | Medal commemorating the destruction of the 'Emden', 1914. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of HMAS 'Sydney'. Legend: 'TO COMMEMORATE THE VICTORY OVER THE EMDEN' (below) 'H.M.A.S. SYDNEY, 9TH NOV. 1914.' Reverse: Inscription within a laurel wreath tied with a bow, a swan above, 'PRESENTED BY THE PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA TO S.G. SMALE, ABLE SEAMAN'. Recipient's name and title incuse. Fitted with a loop and ring.
caption: Medal commemorating the destruction of the 'Emden', 1914; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the destruction of the 'Emden', 1914; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Emden 1908 (German) A.W. medals S G Sydney 1912 (HMAS) Abfl Smale | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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