Germany, Freikorps. A Rare Freikorps Fighters’ Pin, First Pattern, Numbered Example by Fischer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The collars are adorned with

The collars are adorned with collar insignia in fine silver bullion wire with red embroidered accents

with London 1918 date marks

5 mm (w) x 52 mm (h) insignia in silver gilt with blue

1881 in Karlsruhe (southwest Germany)

Since he was an American citizen who joined a foreign army

Germany, Freikorps. A Rare Freikorps Fighters’ Pin, First Pattern, Numbered Example by Fischer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The collars are adorned with(Freikorpskmpfer Nadel, Ausfhrung 1). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a black enameled shield overlaid by German Order shield defaced by a Baltic Cross, a shield featuring a Silesian Eagle, and a Totekopf (representing key Freikorps units engaged in combat in the east), surrounded by a white enameled ring bearing a gilt inscription of EINSATZ FR DEUTSCHLAND 1918 1923 (OPERATION FOR GERMANY 1918