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British Version of the Karl Goetz medallion, with original box and original leaflet. Good overall condition, leaflet has become separated at the seam

 RMS Lusitania was launched by the Cunard Line in 1906, at a time of fierce competition for the North Atlantic trade. In 1915, during the first World War, she was torpedoed by a German U-Boat off the coast of Ireland. Of the 1,962 passengers and crew aboard Lusitania at the time of the sinking, 1,191 of the people aboard the ship lost their lives on that afternoon of May 7, 1915.The sinking turned public opinion in many countries against Germany and contributed to the American entry into the War.