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Fregattenkapitän Karl von Müller - Cruiser Emden
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | Uniformed bust of Kapitän von Müller facing slightly left, in high relief against a flat field. The circular legend reads NAVIGARE NECESSE EST. VIVERE NON NECESSE around the upper border, with KAPITÄN to the left and V. MÜLLER to the right flanking the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | Detailed depiction of the German light cruiser SMS Emden steaming to the left, with smoke billowing from her funnels and characteristic tripod masts, rendered in fine relief above a stylized sea. The legend in the exergue reads KREUZER EMDEN / UNTERGANG A.11.NOV. / 1914. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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