Iron medal of the United Kingdom – HCR139237

Obverse

Inscription:

KEINE BANNWARE / in exergue, DER GROSSDAMPFER / =LVSITANIA= / DURCH EIN DEVTSCHES / TAUCHBOOT VERSENKT / 5 MAI 1915

Design:

Lusitania depicted as an armed cruiser, sinking, deck loaded with contraband armaments including aircraft and cannon

Reverse

Inscription:

GESCHÄFT ÜBER ALLES

Design:

Death in a Cunard ticket window inNew York City, standing near the line for tickets a man reads a newspaper on which is printed U-BOOT GEFAHR (“U-boat danger”); standing next to him a top-hatted and bearded figure, the German Ambassador tothe US Count Johann-Heinrich von Bernstorff, raising a warning finger

Information

Person

Karl Goetz (artist)

Technique

cast

Dating

1915-1916

Note

British copy

Period

Modern

Kind

medal

Metal

iron

Reign

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

72.59

Diameter (mm)

54.085

Acquisition method

unknown provenance

Source

unknown

Acquisition credit

Acquired.

later reproduction (medal/token)

Reference

Art of Devastation : http://numismatics.org/aod/id/7513.7155.156.a

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