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Medal - Battle of the River Plate
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1939 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined busts of Admiral Graf von Spee (left) and Kapitän Hans Langsdorff (right) in high relief, both facing slightly inward. Iron Cross devices flank the busts in the lower field, with the dates 1914 and 1939 below each respectively. The legend arcs along the upper border, and a maker's signature is visible at the base of the design. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee depicted in right profile on the open sea, rendered in relief with smoke rising from her superstructure, conveying her scuttling. The ship's name arcs along the upper border, and a three-line commemorative inscription appears in the lower exergue. |
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