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Medal - Start of submarine warfare, Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Period | World War I |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A nude male figure, representing Neptune, kneels on the deck of a surfaced submarine, raising one arm while grasping a periscope support. In the background to the right, a sinking sailing vessel is rendered in low relief amid stylized waves. The engraver's signature K.GOETZ appears in the exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | GOTT . STRAFE ENGLAND . 18 . FEBRUAR . 1915 K.GOETZ. (Translation: May God Punish England) |
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