Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Brooch consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with multiple line graphics and

with multiple line graphics and advertisements placed at random intervals throughout the publication

having served for six months with the Dufferin Rifles in Brantford

but was maintained following Lebanon's independence in 1943

in the cloth covered thick board front and back covers

A hand detailed ten armed star with a separately affixed centre exhibiting red and blue enamels

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Brooch consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with multiple line graphics and(Patriotische Brosche). Constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamel, the obverse consisting of a black enameled oval border with silvered floral designs, surrounding a central raised German national eagle overlaid by a coat of arms and with feathering highlighted in silver, the reverse with a clip hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 45 mm (w) x 35 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.