Germany, Imperial. A Lusitania Medallion Hold enamel chipping at the tip

enamel chipping at the tip of the arm at 10 o'clock on the obverse

no chipping or cracks

the shortest day of the year

and a maker’s mark of “GUSTAV BREHMER

Every German Olympic medallist at 1936 Berlin Olympic received such a signed photo from Hitler

Germany, Imperial. A Lusitania Medallion Hold enamel chipping at the tipIn 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