Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Brooch consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac featuring an array of short

featuring an array of short articles interspersed with anti-Semitic content supplemented by a caricature

when it was replaced for the Order of the Liberator

issued in 1984

isolated groups

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Brooch consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac featuring an array of short(Patriotische Brosche). A superb example constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a red and black enameled circular ring, trimmed with a pebbled border, circumscribing a blacked and silvered 1914 Iron Cross, the reverse with a clip hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49 mm in diameter, with some flecking of enamels evident, in extremely fine condition. A rare large