on a pentagonal ribbon with a hard aluminum core and a horizontal pinback
plus a previous owner's label inscribed in black ink "H
3 mm in width x 147 mm in height x 29 mm in depth
then to promoted to Lieutenant Colonel with the Coast Artillery Corps
and bears an illegible black ink mark stamped onto the crown
Germany, Imperial. An Officer’s Belt Buckle Province of China on a pentagonal ribbon with(Preuen Feldbindenschlo fr Offiziere). Constructed of gilded brass, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, surrounding a raised monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II, the reverse with a clip and loop, unmarked, measuring 46 mm in diameter, demonstrating minor loss of finish, in near extremely fine condition.