1917 and diagnosed with "D
It also features a watermark of the “Chef der Ordenskanzlei” and a facsimile of the Staatsminister
surrounded by an enamelled blue border inscribed by IN FIDE SALUS (IN FAITH IS THE SALVATION)
constructed of cardboard-reinforced dark blue wool and bearing four bands of silver aluminum wire piping
among other items (the value later assessed at ten pounds
Germany, Weimar Republic. An Honour Badge For Front Fighters Of 1914-1918, Second Model Auction Archive 1917 and diagnosed with "D(Ehrenzeichen 2. Form Frontkmpfer des Weltkrieges 1914 1918). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, bearing a central crowned German national eagle overlaid by a Stahlhelm and crossed swords, circumscribed by an inscription of FRONTKKMPFER DES WELTKRIEGES 1914 1918 (FRONT FIGHTERS OF THE WORLD WAR 1914 1918), the reverse with a vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 44. 70 mm (w) x 53. 11 mm (h), weighing