The Lusitania Medal was a british propaganda medal, It was manufactured in cast iron and financed by the American ‘department store owner Gordon Selfridge. The medal was designed by Karl Goetz in August 1915. The Lusitania Medal was distributed by the british after the demolition of the Lusitania. The Lusitania was a steamship that a German U-boat torpedoed.
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Around 1,195 people were killed with 128 of those people being Americans. This set off a chain reaction which eventually led to America joining the “ The Great War”. About 300,00 were casted and issued with a brochure that condemned the “German Naval Victory”.
The Lusitania Medal