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Battle of the River Plate and the sinking of the 'Admiral Graf Spee'
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1939 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed relief depiction of the pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee underway at sea, rendered in fine detail with masts, superstructure, and gun turrets visible. The ship's name appears in the legend along the upper border flanked by two small pennants, while a three-line inscription in the lower field and exergue records her scuttling on the orders of the Führer off La Plata on 17 November 1939. |
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| Reverse lettering | // ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE // AUF·BEFEHL·DES·FÜHRERS VOR·LA PLATA·VERSENKT 17.NOV.1939 |
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