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Lot nuber 793

WINDSOR. temp. George V. 1910-1936. Cast Æ Medal (56mm, 88.25 g, 12h). The Sinking of the RMS Lusitania. British copy issued by Gordon Selfridge, after Karl Goetz. Dated 5 May 1915. As made.


Electronic Auction 536
Lot: 793.
 Estimated: $ 100

British Medals, Bronze

Sold For $ 120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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WINDSOR. temp. George V. 1910-1936. Cast Æ Medal (56mm, 88.25 g, 12h). The Sinking of the RMS Lusitania. British copy issued by Gordon Selfridge, after Karl 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 C/U/N/A/R/D (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). Gray-brown surfaces. As made.


Closing Date and Time: 12 April 2023 at 14:24:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 20% buyer’s fee.