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Medal commemorating the sinking of the SS 'Lusitania', 1915
Medal commemorating the sinking of the SS 'Lusitania'. 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' (Ticket office.) 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.) In original box. A copy made in England, also with the wrong date after the original by K. Goetz, doubtless owing to the German original having been withdrawn and the great demand for the medal. These replicas were possibly all issued by the Lusitania Medal Committee in aid of St Dunstan's Blinded Soldiers & Sailors Hostel as some are complete with box and leaflet stating their origin.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2680 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Lusitania Souvenir Medal Committee; Goetz, Karl |
| Places: | London |
| Events: | World War I: Sinking of the Lusitania, 1915; World War I: Sinking of the Lusitania, 1915 World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Vessels: | Lusitania 1906 (SS) |
| Date made: | 1915 |
| People: | Lusitania Souvenir Medal Committee; Goetz, Karl |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 5 x 55 mm |
| Parts: | Medal commemorating the sinking of the SS 'Lusitania', 1915 |