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English: Two fragments of an outer covering of a British propagadist medal, the original being German and made following the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915. The central core of the object is missing.

The small fragment is from the obverse and reads DER GROSSDAM[PFER] // =LVSITANI[A=] // [D]VRCH EIN DEVT[SHCES] // [TA]VCHBOOT VE[RSENKT] // 7 MAY 1915 (The large steamer Lusitania is sunk by German submarine 7 May 1915). MIssing is an image of the Lusitania sinking under the legend KEINE BANN WARE ('no contraband').
The reverse is almost complete and depicts the figure of Death sitting at the booking office of the Cunard Line giving out tickets to passengers, who refuse to attend to the warning against submarines given by a German. Above is the inscription [GESC]HAFT UBER ALLES (business above all).

The larger fragment measures 56.3mm in diameter and is 0.8mm thick. It weighs 7.91g. The colour of the metal to the front is a bright coppery-orange, while to the reverse it is a shiny grey/ silver colour. The smaller fragment is irregularly shaped and measures 34.3x12.0x0.5mm, weighing 0.48g. It is grey in colour to the front with a white residue, while the reverse is covered with a green concretion. Both fragments together weigh 8.39g.