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Lustania Medal

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SubjectUnknown
TitleLustania Medal
NotesThe RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine on the 7th May 1915. 1,198 people died. The Germans struck a medal in commemoration of the event, but with the wrong date (the 5th May). This prompted an outcry and allegations that the sinking was premeditated murder.

The medal was also struck by the English (the example here, mounted on an unofficial plinth) as a propagandar tool.
Item Date7th May 1915
Creation placeUnknown
File typeImage
Item sourceArtifact
Item mediumMetal
ContentMemorabilia
CataloguerRichard Marshall
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameLewis Trickey
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/8939