Medal - Sinking of the aircraft carrier Courageous
Medal - Sinking of the aircraft carrier Courageous
€1.00
Location
Germany
(1871-1948)
Year
1939
Type
Advertising medallion
Composition
Iron
Weight
89.83 g
Diameter
70.5 mm
Thickness
Shape
Round
Technique
Orientation
Edge
Period
Third Reich (1933-1945)
Notice
Guido Goetz
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Half-length figure of Neptune, wearing haversack decorated with Union Jack, standing slightly left in ocean, supporting ship’s hull and surmounted by aircraft, on shoulder, and trident.
Obverse lettering
RULE BRI TANNIA!
COURAGEOUS
GUIDO GOETZ
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Skeleton, draped in shroud, advancing right from ocean behind, holding banner with 6-line inscription, swastiska above.
Reverse lettering
DIE HIOBSBOTSCHAFT AN CHURCHILL
TORPED. // VON // DEUTSCH. // “U” // BOOT // 18. SEPT.
1939
