United Kingdom. A Sinking of the Lusitania Medallion in Carton Newly Listed including a naval eagle

including a naval eagle

an edelweiss in the background

a high-quality example of a scarce tab in near mint condition

mounted together

the reverse with a vertical banjo pin and a functional hinge/catch assembly

United Kingdom. A Sinking of the Lusitania Medallion in Carton Newly Listed including a naval eagleIn 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