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title: German Lusitania Medal
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20412/german-lusitania-medal/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-04-30
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# German Lusitania Medal
_Authored by Imperial War Museums_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20412.png)
## Image Caption
A 1916 German-made medal commemorating the sinking of [RMS Lusitania](https://www.worldhistory.org/RMS_Lusitania/). The liner was sunk off the coast of [Ireland](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Ireland/) by a German [U-boat](https://www.worldhistory.org/U-Boat/) torpedo on 7 May 1915 during the First World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museums, I. W. (2025, April 30). German Lusitania Medal. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "German Lusitania Medal." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 30, 2025. .
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "German Lusitania Medal." *World History Encyclopedia*, 30 Apr 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/8413) by **Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 30 April 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.