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Medal - Entry of the USA in WWI
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1918 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | The Statue of Liberty depicted in high relief, rising from ocean waves and brandishing a raised sword in her right hand, with billowing smoke clouds in the right field and a distant shoreline to the left. The circular legend VLTRIX . AMERICA . JVRIS frames the upper portion, while the dates 1917 and 1918 flank the abbreviation U . S . A along the lower rim. A signature is visible in the lower right field. |
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| Reverse description | The RMS Lusitania depicted in dramatic relief, sinking bow-first into the sea with a torpedo visible in the water below. In the upper portion of the field, separated by a horizontal band, a drowning figure struggles in the waves. The circular legend LUSITANIA MAY . 7 . 1915 frames the lower and right portions of the rim. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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