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Medal commemorating Admiral Reinhard von Scheer (1863-1928) and the Battle of Jutland, 1916; reverse Long Caption: Medal commemorating Admiral Reinhard Scheer (1863-1928) and the Battle of Jutland, 1916. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Scheer in uniform (left). Reverse: A nude man in mid-air holding aloft a wreath in his right and a flag in his left hand, above, the imperial crown; battleships in action in the distance, shells falling in the water in foreground. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: MEC2466 Artist: B.H. Mayer Date: 1916 Medium: frosted silver Size: 41 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.