World Military - Germany - World War I -
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Undated, World War I period (1915), by Ziegler and Grunthal. Obv: three-quarter bust with KAPITANLEUTNANT OTTO WEDDIGEN legend. Rev: u-boat at sea (during the action of 22 September 1914) with Iron Cross and branch above with DEM ANDENKEN DES HELDENMUTIGEN FUHRERS legend and S M UNTERSEEBOOTE U9 UND U29 in two lines to exergue; with German descriptive dealer's ticket. 14.30 grams, 33mm. This medallion (also struck in bronze) posthumously celebrates Otto Weddigen, born 15 September 1882 in Herford, Westphalia; he died 18 March 1915, at sea off the Moray Firth, Scotland. His successes as a u-boat commander, including the sinking of three British armoured cruisers in about an hour during the second month of World War I, made him one of the most famous of the Imperial German submarine heroes. [No Reserve]
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Good extremely fine, few hairlines to fields. Scarce, especially in silver.
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World Military - Germany - World War I -
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