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A Collection of Medals and Tokens Relating to S.M.S. Emden, the Property of a Gentleman

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This collection was sold on 13 May 2015.

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Lot 1706, 13 May 15

Der Deutschen Stolz, der Feinde Schreck [The Pride of the Germans, the Terror of our Enemies], 1914, silver medals by L.-C. Lauer (2), bust of Karl von Müller three-quarters right, revs. cruiser steaming right, Iron Cross above, legend in tablet below, both 33mm (Frankenhuis 590; Zetzmann 4051; MH 430b; BDM VII, 536) [2]. One virtually as struck and attractively toned, other about extremely fine £150-200

Lot 1706, 13 May 15

Sold for £240

Lot 1707, 13 May 15

S.M.S. Emden, 1914, a silver medal by F. Hornlein, eagle standing left on branch, rev. legend in 3 lines, edge stamped ksm 999, 30mm. Extremely fine, rare £800-1,000

Lot 1707, 13 May 15

Sold for £800

Lot 1708, 13 May 15

S.M.S. Emden, 1914, a bronze medal by B.H. Mayer, uniformed bust of Karl von Müller three-quarters left, rev. cruiser steaming left, date in cartouche below, 60mm (Frankenhuis 589; Zetzmann –; MH –; BDM –). Two minor spots in obverse field, otherwise virtually as struck and attractively patinated, very rare £300-400

Lot 1708, 13 May 15

Sold for £200

Lot 1709, 13 May 15

S.M.S. Emden, 1914, a silver medal by B.H. Mayer, similar, 28mm (Frankenhuis 589; Zetzmann –; MH –; BDM –). Staining on obverse, otherwise very fine and very rare £100-150

Lot 1709, 13 May 15

Sold for £75

Lot 1710, 13 May 15

S.M.S. Emden, 1914, a silver award medal, unsigned [in the style of K. Goetz], cruiser steaming left, rev. Iron Cross in wreath, clasp gott mit uns, 29mm. Very fine, rare; with integral loop for suspension, black ribbon and German silver fixtures to top clasp £100-200

Lot 1710, 13 May 15

Sold for £170

Lot 1711, 13 May 15

Ruhmreiches Tätigkeit des Kreuzers Emden [Glorious Acts of the Cruiser Emden], 1914, a silver medalet, unsigned, from the Kube series, winged Victory with sword and wreath, rev. legend, 45 above, 15mm (Frankenhuis 1145; cf. Künker 90, 4697; cf. DNW 33, 343). Extremely fine, toned, rare £100-150

Lot 1711, 13 May 15

Sold for £150

Lot 1712, 13 May 15

Z.E. An S.M. ruhmreiches Schiff Emden [His Excellency to H.M. Glorious Ship Emden], 1914, a cast silver medal by A. Daumiller, naked male figure on bow of cruiser, holding a standing eagle, rev. Iron Cross in wreath, 36mm (Frankenhuis 588; Zetzmann 4055; BDM VII, 209; cf. DNW 36, 710). About very fine, rare £100-150

Lot 1712, 13 May 15

Sold for £150

Lot 1713, 13 May 15

Victory over the S.M.S. Emden, 1914, a silver award medal by A. Wittenbach, presented by the people of Western Australia, H.M.A.S. Sydney right, rev. swan, wreath and legend, named (W.H. Matthews, Able Seaman), 32mm (Carlisle 1914/9; cf. Noble 93, 2033). Stain on lower reverse, otherwise about extremely fine, grey tone, scarce; with clip and ring for suspension £400-600

Lot 1713, 13 May 15

Sold for £480

Lot 1714, 13 May 15

MEXICO, Republic, 8 Réales, 1864mo, Zacatecas, rev. countermarked von bord s.m.s. emden 9/11.14 gestr. nord keeling, 26.73g (cf. Gorny & Mosch 192, 3525; cf. WAG 26, 1177). Coin fine, countermark about very fine, scarce £200-300

Lot 1714, 13 May 15

Sold for £600

Lot 1715, 13 May 15

MEXICO, Republic, 8 Réales, 1895rs, Guanajuato, with crowned scroll mount by W. Kerr, Sydney, nov. 9 1914, hmas · sydney · sms · emden, 36.19g (Carlisle 1914/4; cf. Noble 99, 1222; cf. DNW 18 Sept. 2014, 560). Minor chopmarks both sides, otherwise about very fine and toned, rare £900-1,200

Lot 1715, 13 May 15

Sold for £1,100

Lot 1716, 13 May 15

Versenkung des S.M.S. Emden [The Scuttling of S.M.S. Emden], 1914, a silver medal by Mayer & Wilhelm, uniformed bust of Karl von Müller three-quarters left, rev. cruiser steaming left, 33mm (Frankenhuis –; Zetzmann 4052; MH 430c; cf. Noble 96, 2328). Very fine, very rare in silver £300-400

Lot 1716, 13 May 15

Sold for £240

Lot 1717, 13 May 15

Versenkung des S.M.S. Emden [The Scuttling of S.M.S. Emden], 1914, a gilt-bronze medal by Mayer & Wilhelm, uniformed bust of Hellmuth von Mücke three-quarters left, rev. from the same die as previous, 33mm (Frankenhuis –; Zetzmann –; Noble –). Very fine and extremely rare £200-300

Lot 1717, 13 May 15

Sold for £240

Lot 1718, 13 May 15

Eine neue stärkere Emden wird entstehen [A New, Stronger, Emden Shall Arise], 1914, a large bronze medal by H. Ziegler and H. Grunthal, uniformed bust of Karl von Müller three-quarters left, rev. cruiser steaming right, shield with arms of Emden below, 106mm (Frankenhuis 591; Zetzmann 4054; BDM VIII, 306). About extremely fine £200-300

Lot 1718, 13 May 15

Sold for £220

Lot 1719, 13 May 15

Eine neue stärkere Emden wird entstehen [A New, Stronger, Emden Shall Arise], 1914, medals by H. Ziegler and H. Grunthal (2), in silver and bronze, similar, both 34mm (Frankenhuis 591; Zetzmann 4054; BDM VIII, 306) [2]. About extremely fine £150-200

Lot 1719, 13 May 15

Sold for £220

Lot 1720, 13 May 15

Zu deutscher wehr, zu deutscher ehr, steht fest und treu die wacht am meer [German military to German ore, stand firm and true who watch the sea], 1915, a bronze medal by Mayer & Wilhelm, uniformed bust of Karl von Müller three-quarters left, rev. cruiser steaming left, 54mm (Frankenhuis –; Zetzmann –; MH –). Extremely fine and extremely rare £600-800

Lot 1720, 13 May 15

Sold for £600

Lot 1721, 13 May 15

Die Reise des Ayesha [The Voyage of the Ayesha], 1915, a silver medal by L.-C. Lauer, uniformed bust of Hellmuth von Mücke three-quarters left, rev. three-masted schooner sailing right, Iron Cross below legend, 33mm (Frankenhuis 632; Zetzmann 4071). Brilliant mint state £100-150

Lot 1721, 13 May 15

Sold for £130

Lot 1722, 13 May 15

Kapitänleutnant von Mücke in der Wüste [Capt. Lieut. von Mücke in the Desert], 1915, a large bronze medal by F. Eue for Ball, Berlin, bust three-quarters left, rev. German officers on camels at a desert oasis, palms, pyramids and mosques in background, 109mm (Frankenhuis 735; Zetzmann 4073; MH 722; cf. BDW 37, 1318). Extremely fine, rare £200-300

Lot 1722, 13 May 15

Sold for £280

Lot 1723, 13 May 15

Kapitänleutnant von Mücke in der Wüste [Capt. Lieut. von Mücke in the Desert], 1915, a silver medal by F. Eue for Ball, Berlin, similar, 34mm (Frankenhuis 735; Zetzmann 4073; MH 722). Very fine, rare £150-200

Lot 1723, 13 May 15

Sold for £220

Lot 1724, 13 May 15

Karl von Müller, 1918, a large cast bronze medal by Lotte Benter, uniformed bust left, rev. cruiser steaming left, smoke issuing from a second vessel in background, rayed sun above, 107mm (Frankenhuis 958; Schulman LXIII, 1918; BDM –). Very fine and very rare; the only specimen of this medal traced by the cataloguer in commerce £180-220

Lot 1724, 13 May 15

Sold for £280

Lot 1725, 13 May 15

S.M.S. Emden 1914, a silver and white enamel badge, unsigned, back stamped 800, 31mm; Kreuzer Emden, a tinplate and enamel badge by Ferd. Wagner, Pforzheim, 35 x 24mm; Roten Kreuzes [Red Cross], a blue ribbon by Verlag Amsler u. Ruthardt, Berlin, with images of von Mücke and S.M.S. Ayesha, back with stamp of the Königlich Sächsisches Armeemuseum, 39.5cm; together with a piece of black embroidered naval cap ribbon, s.m.s. emden blocked in gold...

Lot 1725, 13 May 15

Sold for £260

Lot 1726, 13 May 15

Kantine, zinc 100 Pfennigs, 29mm. Fine, rare £150-200

Lot 1726, 13 May 15

Sold for £200

Lot 1727, 13 May 15

Kantine, zinc 100 Pfennigs and zinc 5 Pfennigs, 29 and 18mm [2]. Varied state, rare £100-150

Lot 1727, 13 May 15

Unsold

Lot 1728, 13 May 15

Kantine, brass 50 Pfennigs, 25mm. Fine to very fine £100-150

Lot 1728, 13 May 15

Sold for £190

Lot 1729, 13 May 15

Kantine, brass 10 Pfennigs, 19mm. Usual die break on reverse, about very fine £100-150

Lot 1729, 13 May 15

Sold for £180

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