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Medal - Sinking of the aircraft carrier Courageous
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1939 |
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| Weight | 89.83 g |
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| Obverse lettering | RULE BRITANNIA! COURAGEOUS GUIDO GOETZ |
| Reverse description | A skeleton draped in a billowing shroud strides forward from ocean waves in high relief, holding a scroll inscribed with a five-line text in the right hand. The legend DIE HIOBSBOTSCHAFT AN CHURCHILL arcs around the upper and side fields, referencing the torpedoing of HMS Courageous by a German U-boat. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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