Medal (obverse)

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This is the obverse of a bronze medal by Karl Goetz. It was produced to commemorate the sinking of the British battleship, HMS Royal Oak, by a German submarine in Scapa Flow in October 1939.

The obverse of the medal depicts a portrait of Captain-Lieutenant Gunter Prien, the commander of the German U-boat.

Scapa Flow was the British Home Fleet's main base during World War II. A total of 833 men were lost when HMS Royal Oak was sunk. As a result of the enemy success, the anti-submarine defences at Scapa Flow were quickly improved.

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• Online ID: 000-180-002-184-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  M.1999.31
• Date: 1939
  
• Material: Bronze
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• What: Medal
  
• Subject: Medals
  
• Who: Karl Goetz (Medallist)
  
• Where: Scotland, Orkney, Scapa Flow
  
• Event: Sinking of HMS Royal Oak
  
• Description: Bronze medal commemorating the sinking of HMS Royal Oak in Scapa Flow, October 1939, by Karl Geotz
  
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