Goetzdude Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA, 1916, Cast Iron, Blackened, 69.4mm, wt.69.90g. UNC RR Medal commemorating the sinking of the SS 'Lusitania', 1915. Obverse: Death crouching over the 'Lusitania' sinking by the stern. Legend: 'HEIMTÜCKE . U . GEWARNTER . LEICHTSINN . AN . BORD . D . LUSITANIA.' (Malice and forewarned foolhardiness on board the 'Lusitania'.) Reverse: Inscription, within a cartouche shaped like a pentagram with scalloped edges, 'DEM VERÄCHTER DER . WARNUNG WOODROW WILSON 1916.' (To the scorner of the warning, Woodrow Wilson, 1916.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stujoe Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 I don't think I have ever seen a design like that before. Pretty darn cool way to get the theme across! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akdrv Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 It's interesting that the Goetz medal on the same subject features a skeleton as well, selling tickets for 'Lusitania'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syzygy Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 It's like an Op-Ed piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becky Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Thanks for sharing. It's wonderful and gruesome at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goetzdude Posted December 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 ...more to come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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