Germany, Imperial. A Naval Serviceman’s Album from a 1912 Mediterranean Voyage consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Paul had joined a detachment

Paul had joined a detachment of the French national guard at the outbreak of the Revolution

a uniquely shaped medal

the lid inscribed "PALAIS NATIONAL / Galerie des Valois

The obverse depicts a hand-painted variation of the classic Christ enthroned icon

Germany, Imperial. A Naval Serviceman’s Album from a 1912 Mediterranean Voyage consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Paul had joined a detachment(Kaiserliche Marine Fotoalbum). A fascinating album compiled by an Imperial German Navy serviceman, constructed of a heavy card stock binding with an olive drab canvas exterior liner, the interior content consisting of 26 black card stock pages, in turn pasted with 239 private photographs and postcards, added chronologically and depicting the owner with other naval serviceman in Kurmark in 1912 prior to departing for a lengthy sea voyage, with