Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Plaque Auction Archive 34 arrived at Lilbourne

34 arrived at Lilbourne

consisting of a white enameled Maltese Cross in saltire (i

41 mm (w) x 23

000 for the purchase of enough badges to equip the entire CEF

/ Just Published

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Plaque Auction Archive 34 arrived at Lilbourne(Patriotische Gedenktafel zum Ersten Weltkrieg). Constructed of a lacquered dark brown wooden base, the obverse riveted with a silvered bronze plate consisting of a central raised profile of Heer soldier wearing a Stahlhelm (with decal and collar tabs approximately to Reichswehr and Wehrmacht periods), situated above a 1914 Iron Cross, topped by a German national eagle clutching an additional miniature 1914 Iron Cross in its beak, in turn perched on a