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Medal - Sinking of the battleship HMS Royal Oak and battlecruiser HMS Repulse
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1939 |
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| Weight | 19.77 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Dynamic naval scene depicting two British warships sinking at sea in high relief: the battleship HMS Royal Oak listing heavily to port amid billowing smoke and explosions on the left, and a second warship identified as HMS Repulse on the right, both labelled by name in the field. The legend TORPEDIERT 14. 10. 1939 arcs around the upper rim, with SCAPA·FLOW inscribed along the lower exergue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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