Germany, Imperial. A Mixed Lot of Iron Crosses visually-hidden red leatherette exterior marked Patriae

red leatherette exterior marked Patriae ac Humanitati 1864-1914 K

I was thinking about him as I was watching the documentary about The Vietnam War and the Tet Offensive

Stamped onto the crown in black ink is a maker’s mark of “HANS SCHILDBERGER

and various heraldic symbols

Germany, Imperial. A Mixed Lot of Iron Crosses visually-hidden red leatherette exterior marked Patriae(Eisernes Kreuz). A mixed lot of Iron Crosses, including: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six