United Kingdom. A Lusitania Medallion With Carton Archive presenting a single folding crease

presenting a single folding crease as well as two punch holes along the left margin

(Ordo Beatae Mariae de Mercede Redemptionis Captivorum)

uniform removed but overall better than extremely fine condition

the other end with a long reinforced tab with overlaying leather strap

A Rare Order of Iron Trefoil Recepient Badge - Awarded to recipients of the highest Croatian decoration during WW II

United Kingdom. A Lusitania Medallion With Carton Archive presenting a single folding creaseIn 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