Germany, Imperial. A First World Iron Cross Patriotic Badge Auction measuring 43 mm (w) x

measuring 43 mm (w) x 59 mm (h)

after the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937

suspension bar is attached to cross

(Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote)

with light signs of wear and age

Germany, Imperial. A First World Iron Cross Patriotic Badge Auction measuring 43 mm (w) x(Eisernes Kreuz Patriotische Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central W monogram, topped by a royal crown and situated above a reinstitution date of 1914, the reverse with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 32 mm (w) x 32 mm (h), with minor flecking of the enamels evident, in extremely fine condition.