A First War German Pair; Reichsverband Pforzheim certificate_of_authenticity in die stamped white metal

in die stamped white metal

He was to be in ill health during much of his war service

Both his parents were born in Turkey: his father in the Rhodes Islands

this silver badge features enameled arms and a silvered centre piece

with the people below celebrating and looking forward to another year of Franz Joseph's reign

A First War German Pair; Reichsverband Pforzheim certificate_of_authenticity in die stamped white metalPrussia: Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914 (silver frame, iron core, magnetic, 43. 3 mm); and Imperial: Hindenburg Cross for Combatants (bronze gilt on iron, maker marked "32" over "R. V. PFORZHEIM" (Reichsverband Pforzheim) on the reverse, 38 mm). Mounted to a suspension with swing bar pinback, as worn by the veteran, lightly soiled original ribbons, extremely fine.