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Medal - Sinking of the training ship Niobe
1932 year| Bronze | 150.05 g | 82.5 mm |
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
|---|---|
| Period | Weimar Republic (1918-1933) |
| Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1932 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 150.05 g |
| Diameter | 82.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#201125 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Ship sailing to the left.
Script: Latin
Lettering: GEDENKEN A. D. 26.JVLI 1932
Engraver: Karl Goetz
Edge
Plain with inscription.
Lettering: K.GOETZ
Comment
The Niobe was a three-masted barque built in 1913 at Frederikshavn's Værft og Flydedok yard in Frederikshavn, Denmark. A training ship for the Reichsmarine, she sank in 1932 in the Baltic Sea off Fehmarn Island.(Source : www.wikipedia.org)
