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Medal - Capture of the danish captain Baron Dirking-Holmfeld Schleswig-Holstein
| Location | Schleswig and Holstein, Danish duchies of |
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| Year | 1848 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Detailed coastal scene in high relief depicting the capture of the Danish naval captain: a rowboat carrying uniformed figures approaches the shore, where a group of armed soldiers stands in formation on the left and a mounted horse with a handler appears in the foreground. Two sailing vessels are depicted in the background on the open sea, each labeled in the field — the larger full-rigged ship at upper left inscribed NIJADEN and the smaller vessel at upper right inscribed LÖWENÖRN. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a circular border legend in the outer ring and a ten-line centred inscription within the field, listing the names of those who participated in the capture of the Danish naval captain Baron von Dirking-Holmfeld, the location Fehmern, and the date 15 April 1848. |
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| Reverse lettering | GEFANGENNAHME DES DAENISCHEN MARINECAPITAINS BARON VON DIRKING-HOLMFELD VOM // BARON V. LEESEN. // ASMUS MACKEPRANG // JOACHIM MEISLAHN // H. JANSEN // LORENZ BIERWIRTH // JOHANN KÜHL. // FEHMERN // DEN 15. APRIL // 1848. |
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