Auction Catalogue

1 March 2000

Starting at 1:00 PM

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Ancient, Celtic, British and World Coins. Historical and Art Medals. British and World Banknotes

The Regus Conference Centre  12 St James Square  London  SW1Y 4RB

Lot

№ 979

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1 March 2000

Estimate: £60–£80

Medals Related to Navigation, Germany, SMS Möwe Heimkehr [Homecoming of the Cruiser SMS Möwe], 1916, a cast bronze medal by M. Götze for Ball, bust of Graf zu Dohna-Schlodien in cap right, reverse naked male figure at the mouth of the Weser welcoming the cruiser home, seagull above, 102mm (Frankenhuis 785). Very fine (£60-80)

The SMS Möwe returned to its home port of Bremerhaven on 4 Mar. 1916, having captured six enemy vessels in the North Atlantic, including the British passenger liner Appam, carrying gold bars valued at 1 million marks