German Medal (Replica): Commemoration of the sinking of the ship "Lusitania". WWI.

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German Medal (Replica): Commemoration of the sinking of the ship "Lusitania". WWI.

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R.M.S Lusitania was sunk on her return journey from the United States by a German submarine on May 7th, 1915. The 32,000 ton ship had 1,951 passengers and crew on board, of whom 1,198 perished. This is an exact replica of the medal which was designed and distributed in Germany to commemorate the sinking of the ship. Such replica were made by the British and used for propaganda purposes during WWI. The German medal was created by German artist, Karl Goetz, who was incensed by the idea that a p...

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1915-1918

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https://ehive.com/collections/3188/objects/550942

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WWI Commemorations

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