Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Patriotic Badge Archive incorporating a two-piece construction

incorporating a two-piece construction

designed to commemorate the efforts of their forefathers to maintain the unity of the Empire and in recognition of the sacrifice made by them in founding Canada as a British Community

contact marks on the reverse with some of the finish having gone lost through time

marked "18 K" on the edge of the bottom arm

measuring 44 mm (w) x 46 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring suspension

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Patriotic Badge Archive incorporating a two-piece construction(Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse bearing a central 1914 Iron Cross executed in black enamel with silvered features, situated atop an enameled rhombus with stylized black floral designs set within a white border, the reverse with a clip hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42 mm (w) x 32 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.