拍品描述： WORLD WAR I MEDALS. France - United States. Sinking of the RMS Lusitania Bronze Medal, ND (ca. 1920). Paris Mint. CHOICE MINT STATE. Jones, <em>Dance of Death</em>, 27; <em>The Art of Devastation</em>, p. 310, 99. 54mm. By Rene Baudichon. Obverse: Upper part of the Statue of Liberty rising from the Atlantic Ocean, holding sword in place of torch; Reverse: Stern of the <em>Lusitania </em>above the ocean, in the process of sinking; capsized lifeboat in foreground; above, vignette containing a drowning child. <em>Edge</em>: &lt;&lt;cornucopia&gt;<hallmark>&gt; BRONZE. Light brown surfaces, with a charming brilliance and light antiqued nature.<p><em>Not long after the German warning against sea travel into her war zone declared upon Great Britain, a popular liner--the RMS </em>Lusitania<em>--was torpedoed 11 miles off the coast of Ireland, where over 60% of her passengers, some of whom were Americans, were killed. Serving as a rallying cry against the German Empire, this action solidified American involvement in World War I.</em></hallmark> From the Richard Jewell Collection.