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Medal - Ships propeller

Location Federal Republic of Germany
Year 1980
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Technique Milled
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Obverse description The obverse depicts a detailed scene of a large ship's propeller mounted in a dry dock, with three figures in the foreground gesturing toward it and a ladder ascending to the hull in the background. The composition is rendered in fine relief, conveying an industrial maritime setting. A two-line legend in the lower field reads DIE SCHIFFS-SCHRAUBE.
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Reverse description The reverse features a small heraldic eagle emblem at the top center above a double incuse circle border. The central field contains a multi-line German inscription in relief, commemorating the invention of the ship's propeller by J. Ressel and its first use in 1829. A small mintmark letter appears at the bottom of the inner field.
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