Germany, Imperial. A First World War Iron Cross Patriotic Badge Newly Listed popularized in a report by

popularized in a report by Samuel Beckett

He served with distinction on the Western Front during the First World War and was awarded the Pour le Mérite

central helmet affixed by a single hollow rivet

the underside of the collar lined in black cotton

was instituted for all colonial railways except those of Indochina

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Iron Cross Patriotic Badge Newly Listed popularized in a report by(Eisernes Kreuz Patriotische Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central W monogram surrounded by institution reinstitution dates 1813, 1870, and 1914, topped by a crown, the reverse with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 32 mm (w) x 32 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.