Iron Medal, Munich. 1979.38.226

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1979.38.226

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Obverse: DIFFICILE EST SATI RAM NON SCRIBERE/ in exergue, DIE . LVSITANIA . MVENZE/ GIBT . LORD . BALFOVR/ STOFF Z. REDEN/ 9. XI.1916 - First Lord of the Admiralty Arthur Balfour showing Goetz’s Lusitania medal to Prime Minister H. H. Asquith and Winston Churchill; Goetz in the background sketches the scene while being reprimanded by Lord Grey
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Reverse: ENGLISCHE HETZ ARBEIT IN SCHWEDEN - Bagpipe player wearing scroll which reads: FLUG/ BLATT/ EIN/ DEVTSCHER/ SEE SIEG/ 1916

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Diameter (in mm): 58

Typological Description

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Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1979.38.226
  • Lot: 1979.38
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

The Latin inscription, difficile est satiram non scribere (�it is difficult not to write satire�) is from the Roman satirist Juvenal (I.29).

Subjects

  • Event: Sinking of the RMS LusitaniaCunard LineSM U-20U-boat Campaign

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
  • Rights: Copyright Undetermined

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