United Kingdom. A Sinking of the Lusitania Medallion in Carton Newly Listed (v) Victory Medal with Oak

(v) Victory Medal with Oak Leaves

66 mm (w) x 93

consisting of a palm stem and a laurel stem with berries in a wreath-formation

Established on January 17

United Kingdom. A Sinking of the Lusitania Medallion in Carton Newly Listed (v) Victory Medal with OakIn magnetic iron, the 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 German