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Medal - Bombardment of the Taku-Forts
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1900 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Detailed relief depiction of the German Imperial Navy gunboat SMS Iltis underway to the right on choppy waters, with masts, rigging, funnels, and flags rendered in fine detail. The curved legend reads around the upper field within a beaded border, with the maker's signature OERTEL BERLIN incused in the lower exergue area. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a detailed cartographic map in relief of the Peiho River (labeled PEIHO FLUSS) and its surroundings, depicting the positions of the Taku Forts, allied warships, and key landmarks including NEUES FORT, SÜD FORT, NORD FORT, INNERES NORD FORT, TAKU DOCKS, CHIN. DOCKANL., MUD HUT DRF., and railway lines, with smoke clouds rising from bombardment. The upper legend arcs BOMBARDEMENT DER across the top field, and the lower legend TAKU-FORTS / 1900 appears prominently in the exergue, all within a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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