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Medal - Naval battle of Santa Maria
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Edge | Plain with inscription |
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| Obverse description | High-relief uniformed bust of Vizeadmiral Graf von Spee facing right, depicting the admiral in naval dress with epaulettes and decorations. The legend arcs around the left and right fields reading VICEADMIRAL and GRAF VON SPEE respectively. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A nude female allegorical figure, kneeling on rocks at right and shielding her eyes with her raised right arm, gazes toward a warship sinking in rough seas at left. A crescent moon appears in the upper left field, conveying a nocturnal maritime scene of mourning and loss. |
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