Watch List notes:

GERMANY. Empire. Captain-lieutenant Otto Eduard Weddigen silver Medal, 1914. Grunthal (Berlin) Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-64 Gold Shield.
Zetzmann-4003. Diameter: 34mm. By M. Ziegler. The Victories and U-boat Sinkings during the 'Broad Fourteens' Campaign. Obverse: Uniformed and capped bust facing slightly left; Reverse: British ship sinking; two other ships sailing in background. Stunningly brilliant in the fields, this near-Gem features frosted devices with a steely gray hue while some charming iridescence surrounds it.

Otto Weddigen was a U-boat commander during World War I, most notable for his involvement in the 'Broad Fourteens' campaign during the latter part of September 1914, where he destroyed three British cruisers. The Broad Fourteens were so named on account of nautical terminology; on a map with the sea's depth given in fathoms, the area west of the Netherlands contains numerous markings indicating a consistent depth of 14 fathoms (84 feet), thus the 'broad fourteens.' While his vessel, U-9, was patrolling this area, he encountered not one, but three British cruisers-HMSs Aboukir, Hogue, and Cressy, successfully destroying all three with the U-9's torpedoes. Highly decorated for these exploits, he later succumbed at sea, commanding the U-29 which was rammed and cut into two pieces by the HMS Dreadnought in March 1915.

Estimate: $150.00- $300.00