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Medal commemorating the sinking of the SS 'Lusitania', 1915
Medal commemorating the sinking of the SS 'Lusitania', 1915. Obverse: A crowd of men, one reading a newspaper, inscribed (left) standing clamouring for tickets from Death at the window of a ticket office. Legend: 'GESCHÄFT ÜBER ALLES.' (Business before everything.) On office: (above) 'CUNA[RD] LINIE', 'FARHKARTEN AUSGABE'; (side) 'CUNARD.' Reverse: The SS 'Lusitania' sinking by the stern, an aeroplane and armoured cars on forecastle, inscription below. Legend: 'KEINE BANNWARE.' (No contraband.) Exergue: 'DER GROSSDAMPFER = LUSITANIA = DURCH EIN DEUTSCHES TAUCHBOOT VERSENKT 5. MAI 1915.' (The liner 'Lusitania' sunk by a German submarine. An example of the first issue wrongly dated 5 May, subsequently withdrawn.) Unofficial medal.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2362 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Display - Forgotten Fighters |
| Creator: | Goetz, Karl |
| Events: | World War I: Sinking of the Lusitania, 1915; World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Vessels: | Lusitania 1906 |
| Date made: | 1915 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 57 mm |