RMS Lusitania - Cunard - an original WWI First World War per...

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RMS Lusitania - Cunard - an original WWI First World War period British Propaganda medal, after the German original which was released to 'commemorate' the sinking of the liner. The medal complete in its original box, with an original German Naval Victory propaganda leaflet. 

RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner that was sunk on 7 May 1915 by a German U-boat 11 miles off the southern coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 passengers and crew. The sinking occurred about two years before the United States declaration of war on Germany.

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24th Mar 23 at 10am GMT

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