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The German raider
shown is commemorated on the back of the 50 Pfennig note
of the Town of Emden. The note is dated December 15, 1918.
City Hall and other buildings are shown on the front of the note.
The Emden, as a raider, caused considerable damage
in the Indian and Pacific oceans.
The Emden was sank by the Australian Cruiser Sydney at
Direction Islands in the Cocos and Keeling group on November 9. 1914.
 
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