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Medal - Sinking of SS Athenia iron
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1939 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | A skeletal figure of Death straddles the bow of the SS Athenia, holding a flaming torch in one hand and a lit incendiary bomb in the other. The ship's name ATHENIA is incised on the hull in relief. The legend arcs across the upper field with the date 4 SEPTEMBER 1939, and the engraver's signature GUIDO GOETZ appears along the lower right rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | 4 SEPTEMBER 1939 ATHENIA GUIDO GOETZ |
| Reverse description | A seated male figure, depicted as Winston Churchill in formal attire, holds an unequal balance scale in his right hand, from which two bombs are suspended as weights. A second object, suggestive of a detonator or ignition device, is held in his left hand. The legend EIN MEISTER DER LÜGE arcs around the upper field, with HÖLLEN-MASCHINE inscribed in the lower field. |
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