1918 Medal on the Sinking of the Lusitania and the U.S. Entry into World War One. Bronze. 53.9 mm. By Rene Baudichon (1878-1963). CGIE (III) P21-A. Mint State.,<strong>Obv:</strong> Inscribed LUSITANIA MAY 7 1915 with a view of the stern of the ocean liner as it sinks below the sea, an overturned lifeboat in the foreground. Above, a vignette of a drowning child. <strong>Rev:</strong> The Statue of Liberty, her upraised arm now holding a sword instead of a torch, striding across the ocean toward Europe and raising a huge wave as she approaches. A line of ships is seen steaming behind her. <strong>Edge:</strong> Cornucopia and BRONZE. A powerfully evocative medal. Struck at the Paris Mint.,,