Austria, Empire. A “Death Chokes Italy” Medallion By Walther Eberbach, 1915/1916 Auction 5 mm (w) x 13

5 mm (w) x 13 mm (h) pinback hanger inscribed ""DELEGATE"" and maker marked ""THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO NEWARK

They blew away a big section of her anti-torpedo bulge and spilled oil from the adjacent fuel bunkers' sounding tubes

with seven pages of handwritten entries and the remainder unspoiled

The exterior of the waistband features six loops for the accommodation of a belt and suspenders

They were faced by fifty-eight Italian Divisions buttressed by three British and two French Divisions

Austria, Empire. A “Death Chokes Italy” Medallion By Walther Eberbach, 1915/1916 Auction 5 mm (w) x 13In iron, with Death depicted as a skeleton choking a she wolf, meant to be representative of Italy, with German FR. LATEINISCHE. BUNDES. TREUE 1915 TRIENT 1916 FRIAUL (translation: For the Latin Federation, Loyalty, Trentino [referencing a place]) on the obverse, with reverse inscribed AN SIDNEY SONNINO DEN. REDEGEWANDTEN (translation: To Sidney Sonnino the eloquent), making an ironic statement as a result of Italys declaration of war on Austria