COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, WORLD MEDALS, Medals of the First World War, Medals of the Allies, USA, The Sinking of the RMS Lusitania, 1915, and the entry of the US into the Great War, 1917, French Bronze Medal, by René Baudichon (1878-1963), the stern of the sinking ship above the water with, to front, an upturned lifeboat, vignette of drowning child above, rev Liberty, sword held high, rises above the waves, 53mm (Jones, Dance of Death, 27; CGMP III, p.21, A). Extremely fine.
Instead of the Statue of Liberty holding a welcoming torch, Baudichon has substituted a war-sword.
Estimate: £80-120