Lusitania Sinking Medal Replica for Wartime Fundraiser
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Sinking of the Lusitania medal. Originally issued in Germany, this cast iron replica was produced by the British 'Lusitania souvenir medal Committee' as a wartime fundraiser. All profits went to the St Dunstan's Blinded soldiers and sailors Hostel. Features a skeleton issuing Cunard tickets to unwary voyagers. obverse has the Lusitania going down with the words 'Keine Bann Ware' (no contraband) in references to the Americans supplying weapons. Not correct in this instance. In its box of issue (poor condition) and original flyer. Diameter 55m m.
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- Obverse - Obverse means the front face of a coin or medal, and the reverse means the back face. The obverse of a coin is commonly called heads, because it often depicts the head of a monarch or famous person.
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