United Kingdom. A Lusitania Medallion With Carton Auction Archive It is dated to Wilhelmshaven

It is dated to Wilhelmshaven (northern Germany) on October 2

Monetny Dvor mint marked and number engraved "1042359" on the reverse

But it was just enough for a pilot

his death related to his Great War service

once folded in half and in slightly worn condition

United Kingdom. A Lusitania Medallion With Carton Auction Archive It is dated to WilhelmshavenIn 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