Germany, Imperial. A First World War Central Powers Patriotic Badge Hold By the end of the

By the end of the year they were successfully transferred via the Rhone to the Mediterranean

reverse six o’clock arm of the cross bears Cyrillic initials “ІК” for maker Julius Keibel while the twelve o’clock arm bears a Romanov royal warrant

Taylor was later awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal in 1953 and was released from service in the Canadian Army on September 28

beginning on September 19

Minor creasing of the binding is evident

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Central Powers Patriotic Badge Hold By the end of the(Mittelmchte Abzeichen). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing an Iron Cross overlaid by dates 1914 1915, joined through the quadrants by the flags of Germany, Austria, Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire, unmarked, measuring 25 mm (w) x 25 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.