United Kingdom; Germany, Imperial. Replica Lusitania Medallion certificate_of_authenticity pinback marked “65” for maker

pinback marked “65” for maker Klein & Quenzer

where he was commissioned as an Acting Captain but relinquished the subsequent rank of Captain on August 17th and qualified as Class III Driver (I

ranging from near fine to better than very fine

Type III (1867-1918) finely produced in silver gilt and enamels

United Kingdom; Germany, Imperial. Replica Lusitania Medallion certificate_of_authenticity pinback marked “65” for makerIn blackened iron, magnetic, 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 attempt to ram