$30.00
This is the Black Army Wound Badge (3rd Class). It was the badge one received after one’s first and second wounds. Wound badges were first authorized in March 1918. The badge is in very good condition. Its stahlhelm has lost some paint. It is the badge’s high spot, where paint loss is usually seen.
This is the Black Army Wound Badge (3rd Class). It was the badge one received after one’s first and second wounds. Wound badges were first authorized in March 1918. The badge is in very good condition. Its stahlhelm has lost some paint. It is the badge’s high spot, where paint loss is usually seen.
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This is the Black Army Wound Badge (3rd Class). It was the badge one received after one’s first and second wounds. Wound badges were first authorized in March 1918. The badge is in very good condition. Its stahlhelm has lost some paint. It is the badge’s high spot, where paint loss is usually seen.
$95.00
This is a patriotic badge depicting the great German military hero Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934). When WW I began, Paul von Hindenburg was in retirement. He was called back and given command of an Armee in August 1914. He led the German forces to a convincing victory against the Russians at the Battle of Tannenberg on the Eastern Front. He continued to roll up impressive actions and was promoted to the rank of Generalfeldmarschall. In 1916 he was made Chief of the German Army’s General Staff. He thus commanded all German forces in both the East and West. He retired again after WW I’s end, but Germany’s status led him to become President of the Weimar Republic. This patriotic badge measures 1 ½” in diameter. It is silver-toned and features an oak leaf wreath surrounding von Hindenburg’s portrait. He is wearing a dress uniform with a large medal bar on his left breast. The wreath’s top displays a small 1914 Iron Cross. A solid pin is on the reverse. It is a most unusual badge of early wartime quality.
This is a patriotic badge depicting the great German military hero Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934). When WW I began, Paul von Hindenburg was in retirement. He was called back and given command of an Armee in August 1914. He led the German forces to a convincing victory against the Russians at the Battle of Tannenberg on the Eastern Front. He continued to roll up impressive actions and was promoted to the rank of Generalfeldmarschall. In 1916 he was made Chief of the German Army’s General Staff. He thus commanded all German forces in both the East and West. He retired again after WW I’s end, but Germany’s status led him to become President of the Weimar Republic. This patriotic badge measures 1 ½” in diameter. It is silver-toned and features an oak leaf wreath surrounding von Hindenburg’s portrait. He is wearing a dress uniform with a large medal bar on his left breast. The wreath’s top displays a small 1914 Iron Cross. A solid pin is on the reverse. It is a most unusual badge of early wartime quality.
$395.00
As we all know, WW I saw many efforts to raise money for the German war effort, and for war relief in general. Perhaps best known was where German citizens were asked to give “Gold for Iron.” They donated gold jewelry and other items and received small gifts of iron in return. So when women donated their gold rings, pins, chains, etc., to the war effort, they then proudly displayed iron jewelry that was much cruder in appearance. The program was very popular in WW I Germany. Interestingly enough, this practice did not originate during WW I. The Napoleonic Wars of the early 19th Century were long and difficult for Prussia. Thus, a program of exchanging gold for iron was begun under Princess Mariana’s auspices. We are proud to offer a piece from this earlier war relief effort. The cross measures 1 1/2″ x 1 1/4.” One side bears the date “16 October 1813.” The other side displays “RU:” at the 12 o’clock arm’s top. The phrase “Heil Den” appears in the center. This cross is very thin. Its arms are NOT textured. A small loop appears at the top. It is very delicate and nearly 200-years-old!
As we all know, WW I saw many efforts to raise money for the German war effort, and for war relief in general. Perhaps best known was where German citizens were asked to give “Gold for Iron.” They donated gold jewelry and other items and received small gifts of iron in return. So when women donated their gold rings, pins, chains, etc., to the war effort, they then proudly displayed iron jewelry that was much cruder in appearance. The program was very popular in WW I Germany. Interestingly enough, this practice did not originate during WW I. The Napoleonic Wars of the early 19th Century were long and difficult for Prussia. Thus, a program of exchanging gold for iron was begun under Princess Mariana’s auspices. We are proud to offer a piece from this earlier war relief effort. The cross measures 1 1/2″ x 1 1/4.” One side bears the date “16 October 1813.” The other side displays “RU:” at the 12 o’clock arm’s top. The phrase “Heil Den” appears in the center. This cross is very thin. Its arms are NOT textured. A small loop appears at the top. It is very delicate and nearly 200-years-old!
$110.00
This is a Duchy of Braunschweig veterans’ medal commemorating Infanterie-Regiment Nr 92’s 100th Anniversary of participation in the Peninsula Campaign. Infanterie-Regiment Nr 92 was founded in 1809 and garrisoned at Braunschweig, where it was attached to the X. Armeekorps. It served under British Field Marshal Wellington’s command during the first Napoleonic War, along with other Hanoverian regiments.
The medal is gilt-toned and measures 1 5/16″ in diameter. Its obverse depicts Braunschweig’s Herzog Friedrich Wilhelm (a.k.a. “The Black Duke”). [Friedrich Wilhelm led his Husaren-Regiment Nr 17 cavalry at the Battle of Waterloo, where he was killed at the action’s forefront]. The medal’s reverse features the regiment ‘s totenkopf, along with the word “Peninsula” and the dates 1809-1909. [PLEASE NOTE: Infanterie-Regiment Nr 92 bore the same “Peninsula” bandeau and totenkopf on their pickelhauben’s wappen. An original red, blue, and yellow ribbon is attached. The decoration is in very fine condition, overall.
This is a Duchy of Braunschweig veterans’ medal commemorating Infanterie-Regiment Nr 92’s 100th Anniversary of participation in the Peninsula Campaign. Infanterie-Regiment Nr 92 was founded in 1809 and garrisoned at Braunschweig, where it was attached to the X. Armeekorps. It served under British Field Marshal Wellington’s command during the first Napoleonic War, along with other Hanoverian regiments.
The medal is gilt-toned and measures 1 5/16″ in diameter. Its obverse depicts Braunschweig’s Herzog Friedrich Wilhelm (a.k.a. “The Black Duke”). [Friedrich Wilhelm led his Husaren-Regiment Nr 17 cavalry at the Battle of Waterloo, where he was killed at the action’s forefront]. The medal’s reverse features the regiment ‘s totenkopf, along with the word “Peninsula” and the dates 1809-1909. [PLEASE NOTE: Infanterie-Regiment Nr 92 bore the same “Peninsula” bandeau and totenkopf on their pickelhauben’s wappen. An original red, blue, and yellow ribbon is attached. The decoration is in very fine condition, overall.