missing its attachment prongs and with chipping and tarnishing visible to the enamel and base metal
slight peeling of the black cloth backer behind the crown
presenting gilded lions and castles alternating through the quadrant
24mm (x40mm including crown suspension)
SCHWERTNER
Germany, Imperial; Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Badges GTRexclude missing its attachment prongs and(Abzeichen). A mixed lot of badges, including: 1. A First World War patriotic Iron Cross badge, constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with black enameled arms trimmed with white borders, bearing a central gilt initial W, the six oclock arm with a gilt date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a gilt crown, the reverse with a clip hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a flat write catch,