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Medal - Lieutenant Berg / SMS Möwe
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1916 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | High-relief bust of Leutnant Berg in naval uniform and peaked cap with cockade, facing slightly left, with a lighthouse and the sea visible in the background. The legend LEUTNANT / BERG appears to the left of the effigy in the field. The designer's initials appear at lower left. |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of the captured British steamship Appam sailing to the right with smoke rising from its funnels, surrounded by an ornamental border of ropes and torpedo-like devices. Below the ship, a seagull is shown in flight carrying a fish in its beak. The multi-line legend in the lower field records the capture, with the word MÖWE prominently displayed. The designer's initials appear at lower left. |
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| Reverse lettering | DIE VON DER DEUTSCHEN MÖWE ERBEUTETE ENGLISCHE APPAM, FEBRUAR 1916 BHM |
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