measuring 28 mm (w) x 10
After the United States joined the First World War in April 1917
along with exhibiting surface wear on the back of the eagle's head
Colonel Michaelis displayed outstanding professional skill in leading his regiment in the bitter struggle for the vital communications center of Carentan
the lid bearing the Imperial crowned cypher of Tsar Ferdinand I (reign: 1887-1908) above the inscription "ОРДЕНЪ ЗА ВОЕННА ЗАСЛУГА V
Germany, SS. A Membership Pin, Early Issue by Ferdinand Hoffstätter, with Miniature Archive measuring 28 mm (w) x(SS Mitgliedsnadel mit Zivilabzeichen). A pair of SS membership pins, including: 1. A standard size membership pin, constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, the obverse consisting of a black enameled disc overlaid by silvered dual Sig runes, stamped with an early membership number of 1681 therefore dating this recipient 1928 1929 maker marked HOFFSTTTER, BONN, measuring 13. 21 mm in diameter, weighing 1. 8 grams, demonstrating some surface