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Lusitania Medal
1915Subcollections
Overview
The Medal Lusitania Germany 1915, there is German writing on both sides, sinking ship on one side, people in a queue buying tickets from a skeleton on other side.
Historical information
The medal was found in the garden of a Katanning home by Joan Blake in 1981. In the early part of 1915 the German people believed that the 'Lusitania' was shipping arms from America to England and advertised in the American papers of the day that they would sink the ship if it sailed. This iron medal show the German submarine sinking the Lusitania. The tickets are being sold by a skeleton.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-202-HS2005.44
Item type
Medallions
Material
Metal
Width
5.5000 cm
Year
Links to additional resources
Last modified
Wednesday, 23 September, 2026
Completeness
Copyright and Reference
Copyright and Reference
Rights category
Date of creation +70 years
Attribution requirements
Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.
Front of Lusitania Medal
Back of Lusitania Medal
Front of Description
Back of Description
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