Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse cracked. 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 An example of the first issue wrongly dated 5 May, subsequently withdrawn.)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.
Object Details
| ID: | SEC1445 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Goetz, Karl |
| Events: | World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Vessels: | Lusitania 1907 |
| Date made: | 5 May 1915 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 3 mm x 56 mm |
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