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Medal - Acquisition of Helgoland
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1890 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A draped allegorical female figure flies dynamically to the right, unfurling a large flag above the island of Helgoland depicted below with ships and coastline in the lower field. A radiant rising sun appears at lower left. The inscription runs along the beaded rim from upper left to lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | ERWERBUNG DER INSEL HELGOLAND 9. AUG. 1890. |
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