Medal - "Sinking" of HMS Ark Royal
Features
| Location |
Germany (1871-1948)
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Third Reich (1933-1945)
|
| Type | Advertising medallions › Satirical medals |
| Year | 1939 |
| Composition | Iron |
| Diameter | 70 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Cast |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 570909 |
| References | Kienast# – Gunter W. Kienast. The Medals of Karl Goetz. The Artus Company (2 volumes). John Eric Engstrom; 1972. The Medallic Portraits of Sir Winston Churchill. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. Max Everest-Philips; 2013. Neville Chamberlain and the Art of Appeasement. i2f Publishing, London, United Kingdom. |
Commemorative issue
The supposed sinking of HMS Ark Royal 27th September 1939
Obverse
A pensive Churchill, cigar in mouth, seated at a table with Chamberlain at the centre, flanked on the other side by Secretary of State for War Leslie Hore-Belisha incongruously clad in military uniform. Churchill's hand supports a paper inscribed in German. Incuse crowned anchor and Star of David below
Script: Latin
Lettering:
WIE SAG ICHS MEI NEM VOLKE
DEUTSCHE
BOMBER
GEGEN
BRIT. SEE-
STREITKRAFTE
27. SEPT. 1939
W CH
LHB
Unabridged legend:
Winston Churchill
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Translation:
How do I tell my people
German bomber against British naval forces, September 27, 1939
Engraver: Guido Goetz
Reverse
Skeletal figure of Death holding a Union Jack inscribed ARK ROYAL ? in the waves of an explosion-filled sea, German bomber overhead.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ARK
ROYAL
?
GUIDO GOETZ
Engraver: Guido Goetz
Comments
Issued by Guido Goetz, Munich.
Cast by Guido and Karl Goetz, Munich.
In the first action in history of men-of-war at sea and a large aerial bombing force, the British naval squadron which included the aircraft carrier H.M.S. "Ark Royal" was attacked 150 miles off the coast of Norway by 20 German bombers. Although there were no Royal Navy losses from the engagement, the Nazis claimed that the "Ark Royal" had been sunk and a battleship badly damaged.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1939 | 100 | ||||||||||||||
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