The Sinking of the Lusitania
Medal
ca. 1916 (made)
ca. 1916 (made)
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The present medal is probably a copy after an English replica in iron of the medal by Karl Goetz recording the sinking of the Lusitania, the latter was struck in 1915.
The replicas made in Britain and the US were produced as anti-German propaganda outlining their cruelty. They were issued by the 'Lusitania Souvenir Medal Commitee' of 32 Duke Street, London.
The British blockade of Germany led to increased German U-boot attacks on civilian as well as armed vessels. On 7 may 1915 the Lusitania was hit by two German torpedoes and sunk with the loss of 1,198 lives.
Karl Goetz then struck this satirical medal, depicting Death as skeleton, selling tickets.
The replicas made in Britain and the US were produced as anti-German propaganda outlining their cruelty. They were issued by the 'Lusitania Souvenir Medal Commitee' of 32 Duke Street, London.
The British blockade of Germany led to increased German U-boot attacks on civilian as well as armed vessels. On 7 may 1915 the Lusitania was hit by two German torpedoes and sunk with the loss of 1,198 lives.
Karl Goetz then struck this satirical medal, depicting Death as skeleton, selling tickets.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Sinking of the Lusitania (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Iron |
| Brief description | Medal, iron, the sinking of the Lusitania, after original by Karl Goetz, probably English, ca. 1916 |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs E.M. Keithley |
| Object history | Given by Mrs E M Keithley in 1994. Provenance: the donor inherited the medal from her stepfather, a bank manager in Banff, Alberta. The medal was previously owned by one of his employees who was an Englishman. |
| Summary | The present medal is probably a copy after an English replica in iron of the medal by Karl Goetz recording the sinking of the Lusitania, the latter was struck in 1915. The replicas made in Britain and the US were produced as anti-German propaganda outlining their cruelty. They were issued by the 'Lusitania Souvenir Medal Commitee' of 32 Duke Street, London. The British blockade of Germany led to increased German U-boot attacks on civilian as well as armed vessels. On 7 may 1915 the Lusitania was hit by two German torpedoes and sunk with the loss of 1,198 lives. Karl Goetz then struck this satirical medal, depicting Death as skeleton, selling tickets. |
| Associated object | A.1:1-1999 (Copy) |
| Bibliographic reference | Brown, Lawrence. British Historical Medals 1760-1960, Vol III, The Accession of Edward VII to 1960, London, 1995, pp. 104-105, no. 4117. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.5-1994 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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