Germany, Imperial. A Schutztruppe Askari Soldier’s Fez Insignia Hold Rutherford enlisted 17th March 1854

Rutherford enlisted 17th March 1854

Friedrich-Franz-Alexandra Kross

By fling at minimum altitude between low rolling hills

for issue to surviving soldiers of Napoleon Bonaparte's "Grande Armee"

Germany, Imperial. A Schutztruppe Askari Soldier’s Fez Insignia Hold Rutherford enlisted 17th March 1854(Schutztruppe Mtzenabzeichen). Constructed of non magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a German nationale agle overlaid by a national emblem, topped by a German State Crown, the reverse with a base plate featuring a barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked, measuring 64 mm (w) x 44 mm (h), the reverse with soldering indicative of possible period repair to the pinback, in near extremely fine condition.