Germany, Imperial. A Lusitania Medallion Auction After eighteen months in England

After eighteen months in England

on loop for suspension - marked “K” for an unknown maker

a small gouge is evident to the reverse

A Ministry of the Interior Medal

Germany, Imperial. A Lusitania Medallion Auction After eighteen months in EnglandIn blackened iron, magnetic, obverse illustrating the stricken liner sinking, her stern submerged to left while her ram shaped bow, laden with armaments, rises clear of the water (an image contradicting eyewitness accounts which stated that the ship went down bow first, the shape of the bow being a reference to the configuration of warships of the period and possibly a reminder that the British Admiralty had ordered merchant vessels to attempt to ram