Germany, Imperial. A Gold Grade Wound Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac light material fatigue on some

light material fatigue on some documents

interlaced with gray threading giving definition to the chest and wings

Footnote: Count Maurice Joseph Dietrichstein was born in Vienna

the obverse is marked “ANDRIEU F

at the age of 19 (although the official government site states that he was 17) and is remembered with honour on the Vimy Memorial

Germany, Imperial. A Gold Grade Wound Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac light material fatigue on some(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 38. 01 mm (w) x 43. 19 mm (h), weighing 10. 1 grams, in extremely fine condition.