WINDSOR. temp. George V. 1910-1936. Iron Medal (55mm, 61.87 g, 12h). British copy issued by Gordon Selfridge, after K. Goetz. Dated 5 May 1915. As made.

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British Medals, Iron

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WINDSOR. temp. George V. 1910-1936. Iron Medal (55mm, 61.87 g, 12h). British copy issued by Gordon Selfridge, after K. Goetz. Dated 5 May 1915. KEINE BANN WARE! (No contraband!), the Lusitania sinking in heavy seas; DER GROSSDAMPFER/=LUSITANIA=/DURCH EIN DEUTSCHES/TAUCHBOOT VERSENKT/5 MAY 1915 (the liner Lusitania sunk by a German submarine) in five lines in exergue / GESCHAFT UBER ALLES (business above all), skeleton (as Death) standing left within ticket booth marked CUNA[RD]/LINIE and CUNARD (the Cunard Line, owners of the ship) above and to right, and FAHRKARTEN/AUSGABE (ticket office) below; to left, queue of passangers, one of whom reads a newspaper with the headline U/BOO[T]/GEFAH[R] (U-Boat danger). Burns, Commemoration 2a1BHM –; Eimer 1941Ab; cf. Kienast 156 (for prototype). Iron black surfaces. As made. Includes original box with lid separated, slightly damaged and stained with pencil and pen notation.

From the PS Collection of Medals of the Great War.


Closing Date and Time: 4 January 2023 at 15:27:00 ET.

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