A 1915 Rms Lusitania Propaganda Medal Archive (BCM1151 )

(BCM1151 )

1 Clasp - PERAK

Cross with magnetic core and silver frame

contained in ornate 5"x6" case ( case showing some damage)

Army Marksmanship Lanyard Badge (bronze gilt on die-stamped aluminum

A 1915 Rms Lusitania Propaganda Medal Archive (BCM1151 )A 1915 RMS Lusitania Propaganda Medal Bronze 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