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Kapitänleutnant Otto Eduard Weddigen
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Weight | 16.06 g |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Kapitänleutnant Otto Weddigen in Imperial German naval uniform and peaked cap adorned with an oak leaf cockade, in high relief against a plain field. The circumferential legend reads KAPITÄNLEUTNANT to the left and V. WEDDIGEN U9-U29 to the right, with the dates 1914-15 in the lower field; the engraver's initials BM appear at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | A detailed naval battle scene in high relief depicting a warship listing sharply and sinking bow-first into rough seas, with crew figures visible on deck and smoke billowing from its funnels and masts. The composition fills the entire field with no legend; the engraver's mark BM and the silver fineness mark .990 appear in the lower right field. |
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| Reverse lettering | .990 BM |
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