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Medal - Victory against the Danes at the Battle at Eckernförde Type 1
| Location | Schleswig and Holstein, Danish duchies of |
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| Year | 1849 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Detailed panoramic scene in high relief depicting the Bay of Eckernförde, with the town and its church spire visible along the shoreline in the background. In the foreground, two Danish warships are shown close to the coast, one burning and sinking (the ship-of-the-line Christian VIII), while shore-based cannon batteries are visible at the lower left. The engraver's name LÖWENSTEIN F. appears in the exergue. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | ZERSTÖRUNG / D.DÄN.LINIENSCHIFFES / CHRISTIAN VIII / UND / EROBERUNG / DER FREGATTE / GEFION _._ ECKERNFÖRDE / 5.APRIL 1849 DEN TAPFEREN DEUTSCHEN KRIEGERN GEWIDMET * |
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