United Kingdom; Germany, Imperial. A Lusitania Medallion Newly Listed naming his next-of-kin as Edward

naming his next-of-kin as Edward Fritze of Limoilou

measures 110mm (w – including handle) x 63mm (h)

silver insignia on a silvered bronze and red enamelled base

disbanding and conversion

housed in a period lightly soiled Army green cloth pouch with snap closure

United Kingdom; Germany, Imperial. A Lusitania Medallion Newly Listed naming his next-of-kin as EdwardIn gilt 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